Calm before the thunder
A row of A-10 Thunderbolts II sit quietly before the day starts during RED FLAG-Alaska 12-2 June 11, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, two-week-long exercise that allows joint and coalition partners to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures as well as improve interoperability. The A-10 Thunderbolt II is assigned to the 25 Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Miguel Lara III)