Two F-15E pilots assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., walk out to their aircraft in preparation for a training mission during Red Flag 09-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 22, 2008. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Airman 1st Class Jaguar Philpot, an F-15E specialist assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., reads aircraft data before take off during Red Flag 09-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 22, 2008. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Senior Airman Johnathan DeWerdt, an F-15E crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., performs pre-flight maintenance checks for a training mission during Red Flag 09-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 22, 2008. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Senior Airman Johnathan DeWerdt, an F-15E crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., prepares to taxi his aircraft for a training mission during Red Flag 09-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 22, 2008. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Capt. John Cox, an F-15E pilot assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., inspects his aircraft in preparation for a training mission during Red Flag 09-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 22, 2008. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Lt. Col. Lance Bunch, an F-15E pilot and 335th Fighter Squadron Commander, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., performs pre-flight checks for a training mission during Red Flag 09-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 22, 2008. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
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