Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Sletten lowers the canopy on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before taxiing to take off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 7, 2015. Sletten is an F-35 Lightning II program integration officer. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford
Osprey Activity
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey launches from the USS Boxer during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 12, 2015. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is underway off the coast of Southern California completing a certification exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Eric C. Burget
Wing Weight
Marine Corps Cpl. Marvin M. Ernest performs a turn-around inspection on an EA-6B Prowler on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jered T. Stone
Night Lights
Dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry prepares for flight operations at night in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2015. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is off the coast of Southern California completing a certification exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman