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Lt. Col. Steve Shultz, 175th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Master Sgt. Scott Meyer, 114th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, discusses aircraft condition prior to launch during Combat Raider, July 22, 2021, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Combat Raider is a large-scale exercise used to assess Air Force pilots' integrated combat mission readiness in a simulated wartime scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Duane Duimstra)