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The final three F-15 Eagle jet fighter aircraft assigned to the 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National Guard make one last flight over the airfield in a basic V formation. The fighter jets were flown to the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, Calif., to be transferred to the California Air National Guard on Oct. 24, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
A Montana Air National Guard fighter pilot walks with his son on the flight line of the 120th Fighter Wing. The last three F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the unit were flown to the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, Calif., to be transferred to the California Air National Guard on Oct. 24, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia play pool volleyball at the base pool on July 4, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
The 120th Airlift Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Steve Lynch, rings a bell in memory of fallen Montana veterans at the Memorial Day observance held at the Montana Veterans Memorial in Great Falls, Mont. May 30, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
Chaney Ferguson, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing’s community and recreation services flight chief, strums his guitar during an evening guitar class taught at the wing chapel July 16, 2014. Ferguson was one of 15 students who signed up for the beginning guitar course offered to individuals serving at the wing’s undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
Air Force Airmen First Class Celecca and Tevin Fedrick stand near an F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft during a break in their work schedule. The deployed sister and brother are serving with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
A 120th Airlift Wing Airman stands ready to marshal a Montana Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from its parking area on the 120th AW ramp Oct. 24, 2016. MTANG aircraft and personnel deployed to Southwest Asia to participate in Operation Inherent Resolve. This was the wing's first large-scale deployment in their new airlift mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
Retired Lt. Col. Leonard Erickson shares his experience as a World War II United States Army Air Forces navigator with 120th Airlift Wing Chaplain, Lt. Col. Arthur McCaffrey, at an assisted living facility in Butte, Mont., March 10, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
Air Force Senior Airman Stephanie Faught and her brother, Air Force Staff Sgt. Blain Faught walk near the flightline on their base Sept. 3, 2014. The two are deployed and serving together at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
Air Force Master Sgt. Andre Williamson leads members of the chaplain’s and mental health offices as they carry new boxed guitars to the wing chapel June 4, 2014. The guitars were donated by a company in the United States to be used by Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at the undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
120th Fighter Wing Chief Master Sgt. Ken Larson takes cover in a bunker during an attack at Balad Air Base, Iraq on July 16, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)