Red Flag Flight
An F-15 Eagle takes flight during Exercise Red Flag 16-1 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2016. The aircraft is assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing. The large-scale quarterly exercise prepares troops for deployment. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Loni Kingston
Harrier Takeoff
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarahkate Barambangan looks on as an AV-8B Harrier takes off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 26, 2016. The Kearsarge is deployed to support security efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Preston
Morning Mission
Air Force pilots taxi in F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2016. The pilots, assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, are conducting a flying training deployment. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano
Aggressor
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 24 in transit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, to participate in training exercises. Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Air Force
