U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Naler, of the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, signals to the pilot of an F-15 Eagle aircraft prior to a launch from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2010, during a night training mission in support of Red Flag. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies.
The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth, U.S. Air Force/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr