QF-4s
A pair of F-4s, from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Det. 1, soars through the skies over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., during a recent sortie. The QF-4s are used a target drones by the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Holloman and at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. They are remotely flown during the air-to-air weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Archer. Pilots gain valuable air combat training and experience targeting and firing missiles at the drone aircraft. The QF-4 will eventually be replaced by the QF-16, currently undergoing developmental testing at Tyndall. The 53rd WEG is a geographically separated unit of the 53rd Wing headquartered at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (Courtesy photo/Gary Wetzel)
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