RF-A 16-3 kicks off week two

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  • By Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman
  • 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet aircraft assigned the 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, taxi before a morning sortie while U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 13th FS, Misawa Air Base, Japan, wait at the end of runway, Aug. 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. At the height of the exercise, up to 70 jet fighters can operate in the same airspace at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)