Navy jets launch from the Great land
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Lance Cpl. Joseph Trent, a plane captain with Marine Attack Squadron 242, gives the final salute before launching an F/A-18 on a training mission during Northern Edge ‘08 at Eielson AFB near Fairbanks, Alaska. VMFA (AW) 242 traveled from Iwakuni, Japan, to participate in the two-week joint training exercise. Photo by Marine Sgt. Rocky Smith