Be extremely conscious of your weapons loadout and what hardpoints they are loaded on. When selecting AIM-9s in an internal compartment, remember that the doors will open once the missile is selected. This will increase your RCS and probability of detection. Look at the color of the smoke from a damaged aircraft. Black smoke means it is on its way to becoming a dead aircraft.
White smoke means it is only damaged.
To get extra range for dropping bombs at low level altitudes, perform a pull-up prior to reaching the target. This way you can egress before reaching the target area and avoid area defenses. When navigating to the next waypoint, rather than trying to keep close station on the leader, try the autopilot. This way everyone will be going to the same waypoint and will maintain the same airspeed and altitude automatically. Then you can relax a little, enjoy the scenery or keep closer tabs on the MFDs and comm messages.