F-15C Eagle

Capts. Matt French and Daniel Arkema fire AIM-7M Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missiles from their F-15C Eagles during an exercise here Aug. 3. Captains French and Arkema are pilots with the 493rd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Ammons)

F-15C Eagle

An F-15C Aggressor from the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies over a mountain range on a refueling mission at Red Flag-Alaska July 25. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. More than 80 aircraft and 1,500 servicemembers from six countries are participating in the exercise July 12 to 27. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tana Stevenson)

F-15C Eagle

An F-15C Aggressor from the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies over a mountain range on a refueling mission at Red Flag-Alaska July 25. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. More than 80 aircraft and 1,500 servicemembers from six countries are participating in the exercise July 12 to 27. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tana Stevenson)

F-15C Eagle

An F-15C Aggressor from the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies over a mountain range on a refueling mission at Red Flag-Alaska July 25. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. More than 80 aircraft and 1,500 servicemembers from six countries are participating in the exercise July 12 to 27. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tana Stevenson)

F-15C Eagle

An "Aggressor" F-15C Eagle lands following a Red Flag 09-5 training mission using tactics that U.S. and coalition partners may encounter when facing an enemy force Aug 26, 2009, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Aggressors, coupled with a wide range of advanced ground threat systems, make Red Flag one of the most realistic air combat training exercises in the world. U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines Corps units are participating in Red Flag 09-5 along with allied forces from Italy and the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft is assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis AFB. (Photo: U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

F-15C Eagle

F-15C Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, participate in bilateral training with other U.S. forces and the Japan Air Self Defense Force Feb. 25, 2010. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)