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- ↑ "LEADING THE WAY" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Reserve RED HORSE Squadron to be activated at Beale, 940th Wing Public Affairs, 7 Feb 2013
