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German village honors fallen U.S. Airman

Col. Harry Benham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Operations and Plans chief, and Silvano Wueschner, 86th Airlift Wing historian, salute during the playing of taps during the unavailing of a memorial stone for a crashed World War II pilot Sept. 25, 2015, at Dietingen, Germany. Second Lt. Priesley Cooper Jr. was conducting an escorting mission when he was shot down. The town of Dietingen buried him and 70 years later held a ceremony to honor him. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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German village honors fallen U.S. Airman

Col. Harry Benham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Operations and Plans chief and F-15 Strike Eagle pilot, speaks to members of the Dietingen community as part of a memorial ceremony for 2nd Lt. Priesley Cooper Jr. Sept. 25, 2015, at Dietingen, Germany. Benham spoke about the feelings of entering combat and thanked the community members of Dietingen for taking care of the pilot and providing closure to the family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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German village honors fallen U.S. Airman

Frank Sholz, Dietingen mayor, jokes about his lack of English during a ceremony honoring the late 2nd Lt. Priesley Cooper Jr. Sept. 25, 2015, at Dietingen, Germany. Swanson spoke about Dietingen’s journey to find and locate the pilot’s crash site and reunite Cooper’s flight cap with his relatives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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Airmen learn to weather missions with Cadre Focus

Airmen from the 7th Weather Squadron prepare to build a tactical visibility chart during exercise Cadre Focus 2015 Sept. 16, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. A visibility chart allows Airmen to build an accurate picture of their surroundings when visibility is low. Approximately 30 Airmen took part in Cadre Focus 2015, an exercise designed to improve their weather forecasting and Army combat skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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Airmen learn to weather missions with Cadre Focus

Staff Sgt. Cody Weakland shows Airman 1st Class Sajirah Collazo, both 7th Weather Squadron battlefield weather Airmen, how to operate a compass during a land navigation training Sept. 16, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. For the first time, the 7th WS is training junior Airmen straight out of technical training on the basics and advance skills needed to operate side-by-side with the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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Airmen learn to weather missions with Cadre Focus

Battlefield weather Airmen discuss their new handbook during their annual Cadre Focus training Sept. 17, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. Cadre Focus 2015 put a new emphasis on Eastern Europe and working alongside the Army for the 7th Weather Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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Airmen learn to weather missions with Cadre Focus

A 7th Weather Squadron Airmen looks at weather patterns near his location during a daily forecasting competition during Cadre Focus 2015 Sept. 17, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. Approximately 30 Airmen attended Cadre Focus 2015 to sharpen their weather forecasting and Army combat skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Airmen from the 7th Weather Squadron navigate the woods in order to find specific points during Cadre Focus Sept. 16, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. More than 30 Airmen participated in Cadre Focus, an annual exercise designed to develop skills needed by battle field weather Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

A Ramstein Air Base honor guardsmen folds the U.S. flag during a POW/MIA wreath-laying ceremony Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. After the folding of the flag, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Milligan spoke about his experiences as a prisoner of war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Milligan speaks during a POW/MIA remembrance luncheon Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Milligan talked to Airmen about his experiences as a prisoner of war and the experiences of those he served alongside. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Hall, 7th Weather Squadron battlefield weather Airman, conducts a post-exercise briefing after 7th WS Airmen completed a land navigation course Sept. 16, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. Land navigation was one of many skills covered by instructors during Cadre Focus, an exercise designed to improve the services the 7th WS provides to Army units throughout Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Milligan speaks during a POW/MIA remembrance luncheon Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Milligan and his family visited Ramstein to speak about his experiences as a prisoner of wat and participate in a run and wreath-laying ceremony for those who have made a similar sacrifice as his. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Wisnewski, 7th Weather Squadron battlefield weather Airman, simulates conducting security as a fellow Airman crosses a street during a land navigation course Sept. 16, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. Wisnewski and several other Airmen trained on basic Army and forecasting skills during the training exercise Cadre Focus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

A hat sits on a table during a POW/MIA remembrance luncheon Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Place settings at an empty table were set to remember those who have been captured as prisoners of war or who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

Airmen assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in a POW/MIA remembrance run Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The two-day commemoration included a 5K run, a POW/MIA luncheon and a wreath-laying ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Airmen from the 7th Weather Squadron navigate through the Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany land navigation course during Cadre Focus, Sept. 16, 2015. The Airmen took part in a revamped Cadre Focus exercise designed to improve their basic Army and forecasting skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Master Sgt. Steven Hollatz, 7th Weather Squadron logistics and resources NCO in charge, takes off in search of a fixed point at the Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. Airmen from the 7th WS received land navigation training during Cadre Focus. Instructors revamped Cadre Focus with an emphasis on improving basic Army and forecasting skills for deployments in Eastern Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

A runner’s foot strikes the ground as he sprints toward the finish line during a POW/MIA remembrance run Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The annual 5K run was held by the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing to celebrate the service of those who were and still are POW/MIA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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Cadre Focus primes Airmen with Army embed skills

Battlefield weather Airmen enter a forest in search of a land navigation objective during an annual training exercise Sept. 16, 2015, at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany. Battlefield weather Airmen from detachments around Europe came together for a week to train and show each other skills and abilities they had learned working side-by-side with the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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‘Gentlemen, welcome to freedom’

Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, gives opening comments before a POW/MIA remembrance run Sept. 16, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. More than 100 runners joined retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Milligan and his family for a 5K run in honor of those who make the ultimate sacrifice and to those who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

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