An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron taxis to the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepare for takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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A pilot from the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepares to take off in almost -40 degree weather from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepare for takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepares for takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepares for takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron go through final checks prior to takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The squadron took off in the almost -40 degree weather flying to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. The Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to support Cope North, a field-training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014, as an ice cloud is left behind in the almost -40 degree air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Nickel)

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Aggressors perform icy take off to support Cope North

Published Feb. 11, 2014