RF-A 09-2 participants are ready to go
Four F-16 Fighting Falcons, 124th Fighter Squadron from De Moines, Iowa sit on the tarmac in preparation for RED FLAG-Alaska 09-2, April 16, 2009, Eielson Air Force Base Alaska. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and coalition forces flown under simulated air-combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaska Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)