Three B-52H Stratofortress sit on the runway as an E-3 Sentry launches during RED FLAG-Alaska 11-3 August 15, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A allows participating units to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures as well as improve interoperability. The B-52s are assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The E-3 Sentry is assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Miguel Lara III)