JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- With the sun rising, the last F-15 Eagle assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson makes its way down the runway during takeoff as it leaves Alaska for good, Sept. 24. The F-15 has occupied JBER for the past 28 years and was with the 19th FS since January 1994. This F-15 along with many others from the 19th FS, have been reassigned to the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross)