Maple Flag Exercise
Staff Sgt. Chester Johnson, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., performs a post flight inspection on an F-15C Eagle during a Maple Flag exercise at Cold Lake, Canada. Maple Flag 41 is a four-week international air combat exercise held annually at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. The exercise provides Canadian and allied aircrew with realistic training in a modern simulated air combat environment, and it emphasizes air operations involving large package coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)