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Gun check

FORWARD DEPLOYED LOCATION (AFPN) -- Crew chief Staff Sgt. Aaron Blackwell checks the 20mm Gatling gun on an F-15E Strike Eagle here. The fighter is from the 492nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Borys)
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Back home again

FORWARD DEPLOYED LOCATION (AFPN) -- Maintainers park an F-15E Strike Eagle after a mission over Iraq. The fighter is from the 492nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Peter Borys)
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T-Birds in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFPN) -- The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, arrived here for the first time since 1974. The team arrived Oct. 24 to participate in the Guatemalan International Air Show 2005. Other Air Force participants here include an F-15 Eagle demonstration team from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; a New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker; two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from McChord AFB, Wash., and McGuire AFB, N.J.; and a C-130 Hercules from the Puerto Rico ANG. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Fuel

OVER THE PACIFIC -- A South Korean F-15K Eagle comes in for fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 4. The next generation F-15s are on their way to South Korea to make their debut at the Seoul Air Show. The South Korea Air Force purchased 40 fighters from Boeing for $4.2 billon. The Stratotanker is from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 203rd Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Bright Star

ABOVE EGYPT -- A 58th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle (left), a Navy F/A-18 Hornet (bottom) and an Egyptian F-16 fly past Egypt's pyramids at Giza. The Sept. 15 flight was part Bright Star 05/06, a joint-combined training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andy Hurt)
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Former POW ends sortie after 40-year detour

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Retired Maj. Wesley Schierman stands beside an F-15 Eagle after completing his final flight with the 67th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephanie Sinclair)
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Eglin provides shelter for Hurricane Ophelia evacuees

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- F-15 Eagles from Langley Air Force Base, Va., arrive here Sept. 13 during an evacuation from Hurricane Ophelia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Greg Murry)
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Eglin provides shelter for Hurricane Ophelia evacuees

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- F-15 Eagles from Langley Air Force Base, Va., arrive here Sept. 13 during an evacuation from Hurricane Ophelia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Greg Murry)
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General Moseley swears in as Air Force's 18th chief of staff

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - A heritage flight consisting of an F-15 Eagle, an A-10 Thunderbolt II, a P-51 Mustang and an F-86 Sabre fly overhead during a ceremony here retiring Gen. John P. Jumper and swearing in Gen. T. Michael Moseley as the new Air Force chief of staff Sept. 2. General Jumper served in the Air Force for 39 years. General Moseley served as Air Force vice chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
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Moscow Air Show

ZHUKKOVSKY, Russia -- Senior Airman Larry Cash stands watch by an F-15E Strike Eagle during the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon at Ramenskoye Airfield. Though U.S. security forces Airmen are not armed during the air show, they are responsible for maintaining security of the U.S. aircraft participating in the event. Airman Hurst is from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, and is the 48th Security Forces Squadron security response team leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cindy Dorfner)
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Raptor presence

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Two F/A-22 Raptors and a F-15 Eagle fly in formation during a training sortie here. The 27th Fighter Squadron currently has five permanently assigned Raptors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Airmen support PACAF operations while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- F-15E Strike Eagles with the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and 18th Wing here prepare to take off for a training mission. About 300 Airmen from Mountain Home are here supporting U.S. Pacific Command operations as part of an air and space expeditionary force tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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Excalibur bombing competition

SUFFOLK, England -- F-15E Strike Eagles launch chaff and flares while flying toward the Royal Air Force Holbeach bombing range, Aug. 10 to practice for the upcoming Excalibur bombing competition. Airmen from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, are participating in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)
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Air surveillance

OVER ALASKA -- Two F-15 Eagles from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, intercept a C-21 on Aug. 15 during Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 05. The exercise is the largest homeland defense/homeland security exercise conducted in Alaska. It is an opportunity within the state to exercise an integrated local, state and federal government response to a series of simulated emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Heiser)
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Air surveillance

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An F-15 Eagle takes off for an alert response mission here Aug. 15 during Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 05. The exercise is the largest homeland defense/homeland security exercise conducted in Alaska. It is an opportunity within the state to exercise an integrated local, state and federal government response to a series of simulated emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Air surveillance

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Andres Reeve pulls a top pin out from under an F-15 Eagle during Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 05 here Aug. 15. The exercise assembles an integrated federal, state and local capability of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for extreme events including terrorism. Sergeant Reeve is a crew chief with the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Airmen test new small diameter bomb system

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- A load crew Airman here uses a jammer to attach a pair of GBU-39 bombs to an F-15E Strike Eagle. An evaluation team trained and tested the crew on the new small diameter bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Sentry Eagle

KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- A formation of F-15 Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard receive fuel from a Washington Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during Exercise Sentry Eagle on Aug. 10th. Sentry Eagle is a biannual, two-day exercise held by the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing. The exercise emphasizes tactics for defending friendly airspace and assets from a variety of adversaries as well as exposing participants to multiservice military forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
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Ensuring Eagles fly

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Andrew Montgomery cleans an F-15E Strike Eagle's tires. Crew chiefs must clean the tires one hour before takeoff to help get the jet ready for flight. Airman Montgomery is assigned to the 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photos by 1st Lt. Jamie Humphries)
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Ensuring Eagles Fly

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airman 1st Class Randy Drake, cleans an F-15E Strike Eagle's wing. Crew chiefs must clean the wings one hour before takeoff to help get the jet ready for flight. Airman Drake is assigned to the 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jamie Humphries)
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