Eagle surge
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wait to begin the refueling operation of an F-15C here. The 33rd Fighter Wing is conducting surge operations May 8-10, averaging more than 80 sorties a day. Surge operations test maintainers' abilities to generate more sorties than normal and give pilots an increased number of flying hours in a condensed time period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)