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F-22 Raptor demonstration at CAFB

An F-22 Raptor, flown by Maj. Paul Lopez, flies by Airmen during an aerial demonstration Feb. 2, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lopez performed aerial demonstration at Columbus AFB in preparation for the 2018 air show season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

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F-22 Raptor demonstration at CAFB

An F-22 Raptor, flown by Maj. Paul Lopez, flies over the flight line on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 2, 2018, during an aerial demonstration. The F-22 has a maximum takeoff weight of 83,000 pounds. For public demonstrations the aircraft will not carry any ammunition and will open the bomb doors to show off the array of areal capabilities the airframe has. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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F-22 Raptor demonstration at CAFB

An F-22 Raptor, flown by Maj. Paul Lopez, flies over the flight line on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 2, 2018, during an aerial demonstration. The F-22 engines are extremely powerful, paired with the aerodynamic design this allows the aircraft to cruise at supersonic speeds without using afterburner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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F-22 Raptor demonstration at CAFB

An F-22 Raptor, flown by Maj. Paul Lopez, flies over the flight line on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 2, 2018, during an aerial demonstration. Lopez is a member of Air Combat Command’s F-22 Single Ship Demonstration Team at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia. Lopez utilized the airspace at and around Columbus AFB as he prepared for the 2018 air show season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross)

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F-22 Raptor demonstration at CAFB

Airmen watch as an F-22 Raptor, flown by Maj. Paul Lopez, flies by during an aerial demonstration Feb. 2, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lopez is a member of Air Combat Command’s F-22 Single Ship Demonstration Team at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross)

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F-22 Raptor demonstration at CAFB

An F-22 Raptor, flown by Maj. Paul Lopez, practices aerial acrobatics during a demonstration Feb. 2, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The F-22 is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

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Pilot battles brain cancer, recovery with faith

Capt. Hunter Barnhill, a 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, sits with his wife, Crystal, and their 3-year-old son, Nowlan, Jan 28, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Many friends and families from Columbus AFB gave artwork and memorabilia from the 37th FTS to show their support for their family through his brain surgery and recovery process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Pilot battles brain cancer, recovery with faith

Capt. Hunter Barnhill, a 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, stands with his wife, Crystal, and their 3-year-old son Nowlan, Jan 28, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Faith in his God motivates Hunter to get up every day, and he said is what allows him to see his brain tumor as a doorway to opportunities he never knew he would have had. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Pilot battles brain cancer, recovery with faith

Capt. Hunter Barnhill, a 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, sits on the wing of his T-6A Texan II Jan. 26, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Galatians 2:20 is one of the first verses, after his brain surgery, he had memorized and is a passage he attributes to his recovery going well. The spiritual pillar is a key component to an Airman’s resiliency and strength. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Pilot battles brain cancer, recovery with faith

Capt. Hunter Barnhill, a 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, pulls himself out of a T-6A Texan II Jan. 26, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017, but has remained optimistic by staying strong spiritually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Top 3 Spotlight

Staff Sgt. Richard Lee, 14th Operations Support Squadron Quality Assurance Non-Commissioned Officer in charge for Aircrew Flight Equipment, receives the Columbus Air Force Base Top 3 Spotlight from Master Sgt. Demetri Harper, Top Three Vice President and Master Sgt. Carmina Beedle, 14th OSS AFE Superintendent, Jan. 24, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is also the lead Aircrew Continuation Training instructor for roughly 684 instructor, student, and international pilots. Staff Sgt. Lee was hand-selected by the current operations flight commander to conduct training for the Vice Chief of Staff Headquarters of the United States Air Force, for his T-6 flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Elizabeth Owens)

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Storytellers: CAFB Airmen tell their stories of resiliency

First Lt. Hannah Ferrarini, 14th Force Support Squadron Officer in Charge of Career Development, speaks to a full house during Storytellers Jan. 11, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Ferrarini spoke about how she played college soccer but how all that changed after she had a skiing incident which injured her knee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

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Storytellers: CAFB Airmen tell their stories of resiliency

Senior Airman Kyle Beath, 14th Force Support Squadron Force Management journeyman, tells his story during Storytellers Jan. 11, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Beath talked about how the loss of his grandfather affected his life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

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Five Team BLAZE members rank up at promotion ceremony

Five members of Team BLAZE were promoted to their next ranks Dec. 28, 2017 at the December Enlisted Promotion Ceremony on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Airmen in the U.S. Air Force have to work hard and diligently to earn their next rank and when they do, they are held to a higher standard than their previous rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon Ybarra)

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New 18-month CBRN policy increases training at CAFB

Airmen examine M8 paper Jan. 9, 2017, outside Emergency Management on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training. The Air Force recently shortened the timeframe for hands-on CBRN training from every three years to 18 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Col. William Denham, 14th Flying Training Wing Vice Commander, and the Adaptive Flight Training Study research team look onto Lt. Col. Marc Deshaies, 14th Student Squadron Commander as he flies a virtual aircraft Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The study was held primarily to find out if the VR environment would help adults learn at or above the rates they are currently learning, and how the brain works and reacts in conjunction with other parts of the body during the learning process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Second Lt. Kenneth Soyars, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, takes off during a virtual reality flight simulation Jan. 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Two subjects flew at a time but no other subjects were allowed to watch or learn from other individuals’ sorties. The Adaptive Flight Training Study pushed subjects to learn through the VR technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Participants of an Adaptive Flight Training Study complete a pre-study questionnaire Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Over 30 participants were involved in the study, with 15 of those subjects wearing heart monitors to gather additional data. Researchers were at Columbus AFB for three days, with each participant flying for up to an hour, two days in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Second Lt. Madeline Schmitz, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, prepares to take flight in the T-6 Texan II flight simulator Jan 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Adaptive Flight Training Study here pushed subjects to learn through the virtual reality technology but used the T-6 flight simulator as a baseline to compare the other VR sorties to. This allowed researchers to see if the subject’s flights got better or worse after the VR flight training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Base, community leaders work in partnership for better opportunities

Base leaders and community partners discuss possible initiatives Dec. 12, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, during an Air Force Community Partnership meeting. Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, works with the community partners to create the initiatives. The meetings provide everyone with insight on the changes that have been discussed throughout the year, and propose and further review other ideas and research to make informed decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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