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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-First Lt. Tiffany Bares, 20 Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, electronic warfare officer, Maj. Dennis Hienz, 93rd Bomb Squadron, B-52 pilot, and Capt. John Baker, 20th EBS, B-52 pilot talk to media regarding thier participation in the Valiant Shield exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The week-long exercise, which tests the military’s ability to rapidly consolidate joint forces in response to regional contingencies, involves approximately 22,000 troops, 30 ships and some 275 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Art Webb)

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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Capt. Jason Monaco, 522d Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, talks to Japanese media after completing a flight during the latest Valiant Shield exercise held here. The eight-day exercise tests the military’s ability to rapidly bring together joint forces in response to any regional contingency. It also enables the United States to contribute to regional security and stability and demonstrates U.S. commitment in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Art Webb)

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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Capt. Ryan Wartman, 522d Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, takes some time out to answer a few questions from Japanese media after he finished a Valiant Shield mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Valiant Shield series of exercises focus on integrated joint training among U.S. military forces and enable real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Art Webb)

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Valiant Shield B-52 Bomb Load

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A weapons load team prepares to load a Guided Bomb Unit -12 onto a B-52 before a mission as part of Valiant Shield 2007 Aug. 6, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena Air Base, Japan, work together as part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield 07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Valiant Shield

ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM -- An F-15 deployed here from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker, from the New Hampshire Air Nation Guard, during Valiant Shield, Aug. 9, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena AB will comprise part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. These forces will participate in integrated joint training with Navy and Coast Guard forces. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Valiant Shield

ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM - Maj. Dave Jarmon, an instructor pilot with the 905th Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker, during Valiant Shield, Aug. 9, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena Air Base, Japan, work together as part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield 07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM - Airman 1st Class Geoffry Schultz, a New Hampshire Air National Guard boom operator, looks out over the Pacific from a KC-135 Stratotanker, during Valiant Shield Aug. 9, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena Air Base, Japan, work together as part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield 07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Valiant Shield

ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM - An F-15 deployed here from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, flies over the Pacific during Valiant Shield, Aug. 9, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena Air Base, Japan, work together as part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield 07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Valiant Shield

ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM - An F-15 deployed here from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, flies along side a KC-135 Stratotanker, from the New Hampshire Air Nation Guard, during Valiant Shield, Aug. 9, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena Air Base, Japan, work together as part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield 07, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Published Aug. 9, 2007

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