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The 388th Fighter Wing received its final F-35A Lightning II Dec. 17. The delivery brings the total number of aircraft at Hill to 78. The wing's three squadrons now have all assigned aircraft. The first operational F-35As arrived at Hill in Sept. 2015 and since then the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings have flown more than 17,400 sorties and more than 33,000 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

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Members of Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, honor the fallen at a static display, Nov 26, 2019. Flowers are placed at the base of the aircraft in memory of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John "Matt" Cravin Kincade and 2nd Lt. Travis Wilkie, who died Nov. 21, 2019, in an aircraft accident. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Erik Cardenas)

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Height

Maj. Nick Harris, left, an instructor pilot with the 25th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and Capt. Jessica Wallander, an instructor pilot with the 3rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance, were both outside the Air Force height requirements for pilots. They qualified to fly through the Air Force anthropometric waiver process. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airmen relax, enjoy free weekly event

Airman 1st Class Phillippe Breault, 50th Operations Support Squadron student, plays video games during Cyber Wednesday at Discovery Hall on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 25, 2019. During 21st Space Wing Chaplain hosted event, Airmen are invited to play video games, board games, watch movies, eat pizza and candy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Whitely)

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Sharpy family of pilots

Lt. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, center, and his two sons, 1st Lt. Dylan Sharpy, left, and 2nd Lt. Matthew Sharpy, in the atrium of the 71st Flying Training Wing headquarters building at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Vance AFB 71st Medical Group transitions to DHA

The 71st Medical Operation Squadron was re-designated to the 71st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, September 27.

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Gen Mills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, left, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, are briefed by Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith, director of operations for the 71st Operations Support Squadron, during their tour of the Inhofe Air Traffic Control Tower at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, adjusts his mask before flying in a T-38C Talon, Aug. 16, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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CMSgt Thompson

Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, adjusts the straps on his helmet Aug. 15, 2019, in Life Support at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During their visit, Thompson and Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, flew in a T-38C Talon. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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CMSgt Thompson

Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, secures his harness Aug. 15, 2019, in Life Support at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During their visit, Thompson and Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, flew in a T-38C Talon. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, puts on a virtual-reality headset Aug. 15, 2019, in the 8th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. While at the 8th FTS, Wills was given a brief on how Vance is working to improve the curriculum of pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Maj Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, sits down with student pilots from 71st Student Squadron to talk about the future of pilot training Aug. 15, 2019, in the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Wills listened to feedback about the current pilot training curriculum and how it could be improved. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, left, 19th Air Force commander, shakes hands with 2nd Lt. Christopher Ruflin, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, Aug. 15, 2019, inside the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During Wills’ visit, he sat down with several student pilots and discussed the status of pilot training and ways it can be improved. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Dover C-17

Twenty-two community leaders from Dover, Delaware, flew to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for a visit Aug. 14-16, on board this C-17 Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Amn Zoe Perkins)

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Senior Master Sgt. Neco Johnson (right), 2nd Munitions Squadron first sergeant, helps his wife Rondi (left) and children Kevin (middle left) and Kenya (middle right) prepare dinner at their home in Bossier City, Louisiana, August 7, 2019. The life of a first sergeant can be demanding, but Johnson is able to find balance with his work and life by scheduling mandatory family time whenever he can. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tessa B. Corrick)

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Autry Tech sign for PDC

From left, Todd Anderson, Shayla Cline, Master Sgt. Tonita Sealy and Jesse Ashlock stand by the new Talon Institute sign built by Autry Technology Center staff for the Professional Development Center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zoё Perkins)

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Then and now

2nd Lt. Joe Stara, center, a student pilot currently assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, poses by a T-37 Tweet with retired Air Force Col. Jim Faulkner, left, and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Mayhall, Aug. 6, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Faulkner and Mayhall were both student pilots at Vance in the late 1960s. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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Col Anthony Smith

Col Anthony Smith

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Troop 11 tour

A member of Boy Scout Troop 11 gets an up close look at the aircraft parking ramp from a crew bus window during a tour of Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Troop 11 tour

Airman 1st Class Wade McMillen explains the job of tower controllers to members of Boy Scout Troop 11 during their tour of Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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