Preparing for combat mission
Capt. Michael Shields inspects the arming device on the ejection seat of an F-15 Eagle while Capt. Marc Johnson watches during a preflight inspection at a forward operating location in Southwest Asia on Sunday, July 2. The captains are deployed from the 335th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Captain Shields is an F-15 Eagle weapons system officer and Captain Johnson is a pilot, both assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dutch DeGroot)