EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska--Pilots from the French Air Force complete post-flight checks on a Mirage 2000 aircraft April 3 on the flightline. More than 250 French air force personnel are participating in Red Flag - Alaska 07-1. Red Flag - Alaska allows aircrews to practice large-scale combat missions. The exercises are conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Weaver).