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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- F-15 Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-18 Hornets, Japanese P-3 Orions and a B-2 Spirit, line the Andersen flight line during Exercise Valiant Shield, 22 June, 2006. Valiant Shield 2006, the U.S. Pacific Command exercise, which runs June 19 to 23, will be...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- F-15 Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-18 Hornets, Japanese P-3 Orions and a B-2 Spirit, line the Andersen flight line during Exercise Valiant Shield, 22 June, 2006. Valiant Shield 2006, the U.S. Pacific Command exercise, which runs June 19 to 23, will be...

Two F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are ready for takeoff Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. The 336th is home-based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- A 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle over Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Senior Airman Tamara Rhone and fellow maintainers and weapons loaders do the final preflight inspection on an F-15E Strike Eagle before takeoff. Airman Rhone is a crew chief assigned to the 391st Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master...

OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE -- An F-15C Eagle shoots off flares during a training mission Feb. 7. The flares alert civilian aircraft that they are in restricted airspace. The 33rd Fighter Wing has been supporting Operation Noble Eagle since Sept. 11, 2001, (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Kristi Beckman)

OVER ATLANTIC OCEAN (AFPN) - An F-15 Eagle, F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang train for heritage flight formation flying April 27 off the coast of Langley Air Force Base, Va. Maj. Michael Shower, piloting the F/A-22, is getting his checkout ride for the formation with P-51 Pilot Maj. Gen. Mike...

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- End-of-runway crews with the 390th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform recovery checks on an F-15 Eagle as part of their daily jobs on returning aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Richardson)

FILE PHOTO -- The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in inclement weather and perform its primary function as...

The reflection of a KC-135R Stratotanker is seen in the heads-up display of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron as it refuels over Iraq on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Fighters like the F-15E are able to stay in the air longer while providing support to ground forces...

JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE - Five F-15 Eagles sit on the flightline here before a morning launch Jan. 22. The Eagles are with the 125th Fighter Wing. The wing is participating in an operational readiness exercise to help ensure the unit is capable of deploying personnel and equipment...

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia -- An F-15 Eagle takes off during Operation Southern Watch, which was a major operation here for the past seven years. U.S. officials ended an era with the inactivation of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing at a ceremony Aug. 26. At the height of Operation...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-2 Spirit and F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation across the Pacific Ocean. The deployed fighters and bomber represent Pacific Air Force's projection of Global Strike and resolve for U.S. allies in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt...

OVER GUAM -- Four F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation over the southern point of Guam after completing aerial training here June 16. They are assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and are deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt...