Touch down

A 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle touches down at Eglin Air Force Base Fla., Sept. 2 as part of a hurricane evacuation from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Approximately 30 Strike Eagles, three KC-135 Stratotankers and 300 personnel arrived to beddown the aircraft as Hurricane Earl headed for the N.C. coast. The 33rd Fighter Wing, a former F-15 unit now the training wing for the F-35 Lightning II, provided flightline space for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Beddown

A 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle passes by others that arrived to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., as part of a hurricane evacuation from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., Sept. 2. Approximately 30 Strike Eagles, three KC-135 Stratotankers and 300 personnel arrived to beddown the aircraft as Hurricane Earl headed for the N.C. coast. The 33rd Fighter Wing, a former F-15 unit now the training wing for the F-35 Lightning II, provided flightline space for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Free parking

A 916th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker pulls into place beside of another tanker at Eglin Air Force Base Fla., Sept. 1 Their arrival was as part of a hurricane evacuation from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Approximately 30 F-15E Strike Eagles, three KC-135s and 300 personnel arrived to beddown the aircraft as Hurricane Earl headed for the N.C. coast. The 33rd Fighter Wing, a former F-15 unit now the training wing for the F-35 Lightning II, provided flightline space for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Up in smoke

An F-16 Fighting Falcon explodes, sending debris and shrapnel into the air Aug. 19 on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The explosion was a static test of the flight termination system to be used in the QF-16. The purpose was to demonstrate that the FTS design will be sufficient to immediately terminate the flight of a QF-16, as well as determine a range safety debris footprint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Aftermath

Beth Bartlett, test engineer for the flight termination system test, surveys the damage after the explosion of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 19 at the Eglin Air Force Base range. The explosion was a test of the FTS to be used in the QF-16. The purpose was to demonstrate that the FTS design will be sufficient to immediately terminate the flight of a QF-16, as well as to determine a range safety debris footprint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Storm coming

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 40th Flight Test Squadron awaits its fiery fate Aug. 19 on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The aircraft was exploded as part of a test of the flight termination system to be used in the QF-16. The purpose was to demonstrate that the FTS design will be sufficient to immediately terminate the flight of a QF-16, as well as determine a range safety debris footprint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)