RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1 kicks off at JBER
Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Hamilton, an F-15 crew chief with the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., performs a preliminary flight check, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flightline, May 3, 2016. Hamilton is deployed to JBER as part of Red Flag-Alaska, a Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and international forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez)