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The first F-16 Fighting Falcon sortie for operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-01 prepares for launch on Osan Air Base’s runway, March 20, 2012. Team Osan Airmen are in the second week-long simulated wartime contingency exercise executed in 2012 that will test the base’s ability to defend and execute the mission in a heightened state of readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Craig R. Cisek)


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The first F-16 Fighting Falcon sortie for operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-01 prepares for launch on Osan Air Base’s runway, March 20, 2012. Team Osan Airmen are in the second week-long simulated wartime contingency exercise executed in 2012 that will test the base’s ability to defend and execute the mission in a heightened state of readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Craig R. Cisek)

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From left, Master Sgt. Shane Christian, 51st Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, and Senior Master Sgt. Sean Rouillier, 51st FW superintendent of safety, speak with Airmen assigned to the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, March 10, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Airmen are performing standard maintenance along with participating in Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01. Members of the wing safety office pull double-duty, ensuring both exercise participants and non-players are following the required safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton/Released)
Staff Sgt. Joel Stiffarm, 51st Maintenance Squadron transient alert technician, directs a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft from 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, after landing at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9, 2016. The C-130H landed after receiving simulated small-arms fire during Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01. Beverly Midnight is designed to test Team Osan’s effectiveness to defend, execute, and sustain combat operations in a simulated chemical environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Cichowski, 25th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Wirkkala, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, conduct final preflight checks prior to a simulated combat sortie during exercise Beverly Midnight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea March 9, 2016.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
A crew chief signals to a pilot prior to taxiing in support of a simulated combat sortie in support of exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea March 9, 2016. Team Osan is participating in the exercise designed to test American forces in the ROK on their mission readiness in the event of an emergency or wartime environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Cichowski, 25th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Wirkkala, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II before a simulated combat sortie in support of exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea March 9, 2016. The squadron’s A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
Airmen from the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II for a simulated combat sortie in support of exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea March 9, 2016. A-10s are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles and when using night vision goggles, A-10 pilots can conduct their missions during darkness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 36th Fighter Squadron taxis for takeoff for the first simulated combat sortie of Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9, 2016. The wing executes military operations to beddown, maintain and employ follow-on forces for contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
A crew chief prepares to taxi an F-16 Fighting Falcon for one of the first simulated combat sorties of exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9, 2016. The week-long exercise is designed to test Osan Airmen’s ability during a heightened state of readiness while providing combat ready forces for close air support, air strike control, forward air control-airborne, combat search and rescue, counter air and fire, and interdiction in the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
A 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief prepares to launch an F-16 on one of the first simulated combat sorties of exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 8, 2016. The squadron’s F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)