A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft attached to the 391st Fighter Squadron takes off during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 28, 2014.
Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries for real combat situations. (DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard, U.S. Air Force/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr