Eagles fly the nest
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Pilots here step to their jets for the final flight of F-15 Eagles assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron on Sept. 24. After Oct. 1, the squadron will officially begin the migration to become the first operational F/A-22 Raptor squadron by mid-2005. The pilots are (from left) Col. Thomas Tinsley, 1st Operations Group commander; Lt. Col. James Hecker, 27th FS operations officer; Lt. Col. Stuart Nichols, 27th FS commander; and 1st Lt. Michael Hiatt, a 27th FS pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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