{"id":179374,"date":"2014-09-17T04:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=179374"},"modified":"2014-09-17T04:00:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T18:00:27","slug":"valiant-shield-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/valiant-shield-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Valiant Shield 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-179374 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/valiant-shield-2014\/140915-m-pk536-001\/'>140915-M-PK536-001<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-179376'>\n\t\t\t\tA U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender air refueling aircraft with the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command, speeds down the Andersen Air Force Base flightline as Valiant Shield begins. 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