Two F-1F-15 from Langley AFB together with a P-51 Mustang (U.S. Air Force photo)

An F-15E Strike Eagle is silhouetted against the sunrise at a deployed location here. The pilot and aircraft were assigned to the 492nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The unit returned to its home station at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Nelson Jr.)   

A crew chief marshals out Capt. Eric Haas during a War Day alert scramble. After the alert horn sounded, Captain Haas ran to his F-15 Eagle and was ready for takeoff in 3 minutes, 15 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. William Powell)  

Crew chiefs marshal F-15E Strike Eagles to their parking spaces at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, England. The 492nd Fighter Squadron jets were returning home from a two-week deployment to Graf-Isnatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, where they took part in exercise Immediate Response. Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing provided support at the joint, trilateral exercise with the Bulgarian and Romanian militaries and U.S. Soldiers. The Airmen practiced ground attack and air-to-air tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

An F-15 Eagle prepares for an exercise Keen Sword 2005 mission here. The exercise, which ended Nov. 19, is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground and sea operations, and to improve interoperability between the countries. The aircraft is assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)