Lt. Col. Mark Sletten, F-35 Program integration officer, lowers the canopy on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft before taxiing to take off Dec. 7, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 30 maintenance Airmen worked an early shift to help launch several jets to Tyndall Air Force, Fla., for Checkered Flag 16-1, a large-force exercise that simulates a large number of aircraft in a deployed environment to cross-check weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2015 13:00 |
| Photo ID: | 2323164 |
| VIRIN: | 151207-F-QN515-015 |
| Resolution: | 3181x2117 |
| Size: | 3.56 MB |
| Location: | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 79 |
| Downloads: | 31 |
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