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An Israeli F-16I Soufa takes off at night during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 12, 2019. Blue Flag involved both day and night training exercises to prepare Airmen for a wide range of combat situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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Hellenic service members from the 335th Fighter Squadron prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon for take off during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The three member team worked together to prepare the F-16 for participation in the day's training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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Hellenic air force 1st Lt. Andronikos Panou, 335 Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, left, and Hellenic air force Master Sgt. Aggeliki Chrysanthoy, 335th FS F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, pose for a photograph during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 12, 2019. The two service members posed with their hands looking like claws because members of the 335th FS are known as the Tigers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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Hellenic service members from the 335th Fighter Squadron pose for a photograph during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. Blue Flag 2019 brought together members from the U.S., Israeli, Hellenic, Italian and German air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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German air force Tech. Sgt. Lars Zimmerman, 71st Fighter Wing F-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon crew chief, inspects an F-2000 during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 11, 2019. The F-2000 is known as a four and a half generation fighter because it is a 4th generation platform that has upgraded systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Kouwe, 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, left, speaks with Israeli air force Capt. D., 133rd Fighter Squadron F-15I Ra'am pilot, during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 6, 2019. The two were discussing the F-16 and F-15 airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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An Israeli air force F-15I Ra'am takes off during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 5, 2019. Israeli F-15s and F-35s participated in the multinational exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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An Israeli air force F-15I Ra'am taxis down the runway during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 4, 2019. The U.S. and Israel have a strong and enduring military-to-military partnership built on trust and developed over decades of cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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Three U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, fly with an Israeli air force F-15I Ra'am over the Dead Sea, during exercise Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 5, 2019. Blue Flag 2019 provided Airmen with the opportunity to improve cooperation with their Israeli allies. (Courtesy photo by Israeli air force public affairs)

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Three U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned the to 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, fly with an Israeli air force F-15I Ra'am over the Dead Sea, during exercise Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 5, 2019. Blue Flag 2019 provided Airmen with the opportunity to practice low-altitude flying. (Courtesy photo by Israeli air force public affairs)

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Members of the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, deployed to Uvda Air Base, Israel, to participate in Blue Flag 2019, a multinational exercise, from Nov. 3 to 14, 2019.

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European defense leaders from 13 countries met in Stockholm, Sweden today as part of the Northern Group Ministerial meetings. Commander, U.S. European Command, General Todd D. Wolters, attended the meeting hosted by Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist

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In partnership with Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe and the Finnish Presidency of the European Union, U.S. European Command conducted a NATO, European Union, and private sector counter hybrid Tabletop Exercise in Brussels

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Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, met with Lt. Gen. Ilias Leontaris, chief of defense and chief of the National Guard for the Republic of Cyprus, yesterday to discuss ongoing bilateral defense activities between the two nations