EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A member of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) performs maintenance on a Navy F/A-18 during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. VFA-87 is home based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)
