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Final Training Mission for F-15 at Hickam

Airman First Class David Lairsey and Lt. Col. Mark Ladtkow conduct a visual inspection before Colonel Ladtkow's last F-15 training mission on Aug. 25, 2010 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The 199th Air National Guard unit is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor. Airman Lairsey is an F-15 crewchief and Colonel Ladkow is an F-15 pilot. Both are with the 199th Fighter Squadron at JB Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
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Final Training Mission for F-15 at Hickam

Lt. Col. Mark Ladtkow zips up his flight suit before conducting his last F-15 training mission Aug. 25, 2010 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii . The 199th Air National Guard unit is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor. Colonel Ladtkow is an F-15 Eagle pilot with the 199th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
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4th FW Strike Eagles assist shuttle launch

Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe is a 333rd FS weapons system officer. Both aircrew members are assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. John Peltier)
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A-10 Thunderbolt II post-flight check

Col. Peter Hunt greets Lt. Col. Ron Stuewe upon arrival May 11, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan after a four-hour flight from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Colonel Hunt is the vice commander with the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing and Colonel Stuewe is the commander with the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nancy Hooks)
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A-10 Thunderbolt II post-flight check

Lt. Col. Ron Stuewe waits in the cockpit for the crew chiefs to do their post-flight checks on the A-10 Thunderbolt II upon landing May 11, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Stuewe is the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander and deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nancy Hooks)
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Misawa's Fighting Airmen deploy to South Korea

Lt. Col. Aaron Steffens prepares to taxi May 7, 2010, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. He was one of 15 pilots from the 14th Fighter Squadron that deployed to South Korea. Colonel Steffens is the 14th Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)
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Misawa's Fighting Airmen deploys to South Korea

Lt. Col. Aaron Steffens talks with his crew chief before his departure to South Korea May 7, 2010, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Colonel Steffens and the 14th Fighter Squadron deployed to South Korea in an effort to maintain regional stability. Colonel Steffens is the 14th Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)
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Commander flies C-17

Col. Thomas Bergeson, 3rd Wing commander and F-22 Raptor pilot, gets comfortable on the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III before takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, March 26, 2010. This is Colonel Bergeson's first time behind the controls of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
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Commander flies C-17

Staff Sgt. Adam Koerner (right) explains the egress procedures of a C-17 Globemaster III to Col. Thomas Bergeson before a flight at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, March 26, 2010. Colonel Bergeson, 3rd Wing commander took the controls of the aircraft for the first time. Sergeant Koerner is a loadmaster assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
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Commander flies C-17

Staff Sgt. Adam Koerner explains the egress procedures of a C-17 Globemaster III to Col. Thomas Bergeson before a flight at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, March 26, 2010. The flight includes a KC-135 Stratotanker refuel, tactical arrivals and departures at Allen Army Airfield and low-level flying. Colonel Bergeson is the 3rd Wing commander and Sergeant Koerner is a loadmaster assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
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Airmen help Afghans fly C-27 mission

Afghanistan National Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Faiz M. Ramaki (left) and Lt. Col. Chris Kampsen review the flight plan for an ANAAC C-27 Spartan mission March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Colonel Kampsen is the the director of operations for the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and a C-27 instructor pilot. Lieutenant Ramaki is an ANAAC C-27 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Airmen help Afghans fly C-27 mission

Afghanistan National Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Faiz M. Ramaki and Lt. Col. James Piel walk to a parked ANAAC C-27 Spartan March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Piel is the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander and C-27 pilot-mentor. Lieutenant Ramaki is an ANAAC C-27 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Airmen help Afghans fly C-27 mission

Lt. Col. James Piel (left) and Afghanistan National Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Faiz M. Ramaki shake hands after a successful landing of a C-27 Spartan March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Piel is the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander and C-27 pilot-mentor. Lieutenant Ramaki is an ANAAC C-27 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Feels right

Lt. Col. Jeff Myer conducts a preflight inspection of an Iraqi air force T-6A before a training readiness mission at Al Sahra Air Base near Tikrit, Iraq, March 15, 2010. Colonel Myer is an operations officer and instructor pilot with the 52nd Expeditionary Flight Training Squadron. (U.S. Navy photo/Chief Petty Officer Michael Heckman)
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Getting into position

Lt. Col. Brian Loehrke maneuvers his C-17 Globemaster III into position under a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 12, 2010, during an air refueling operation. Colonel Loehrke is from the 300th Airlift Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)
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Charleston aircrew refuel near MacDill

Lt. Col. Brian Loehrke maneuvers a C-17 Globemaster III into position under a KC-135 Stratotanker during an air refueling mission near MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 12, 2010. Colonel Loehrke is from the 300th Airlift Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)
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Charleston aircrew refuel near MacDill

Lt. Col. Brian Loehrke maneuvers a C-17 Globemaster III into position under a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 12, 2010, during an air refueling operation. Colonel Loehrke is from the 300th Airlift Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)
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Raptors reign at Red Flag

Lt. Col. Joe Kunkel and Staff Sgt. Randall Woode perform a pre-flight check in an F-22 Raptor Feb. 4, 2010, before a Red Flag training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. Colonel Kunkel is assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and Sergeant Woode is assigned to the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Holloman AFB, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Lt. Col. John Martin and Capt. Tara Hart exchange a good-luck gesture before boarding a B-1B Lancer Jan. 23, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Colonel Martin is a B-1B Lancer pilot and Captain Hart is a B-1B weapon system officer. Both are assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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F-15E pilot strikes 4,000 hours

Pilot Lt. Col. David Iverson (right) rolls out for the final approach to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 11, 2010. The 10-hour nonstop flight from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, marked his passage through the 4,000 hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle. Colonel Iverson is the 492nd Fighter Squadron commander at RAF Lakenheath. The exact moment he passed the milestone was while his aircraft was being refueled. (Courtesy Boeing photo/Lance Cheung)
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