
EL CENTRO, CA - NOVEMBER 4: Pilots with the Canadian 410 'Couger' Squadron return to base after a training flight in CF-18 Hornet fighter jets at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro on November 4, 2009 near El Centro, California. The Canadian annual fighter pilot courses in the US train approximately 20-22 Canadian fighter pilots based in 4 Wing - Cold Lake, Alberta. The seven month long courses comprised of academics, simulator flights and flying missions in the southern California desert. The Canadian military courses are held in California for the better weather and the large nu,ber of bombing ranges and target sets in the region. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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