U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, and a Royal Canadian air force CC-130 Hercules assigned to the 435th Transport and Rescue Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, Manitoba, prepare to launch for a sortie May 11, 2015, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 15-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A enables joint and coalition units from around the globe to conduct large-scale combat training, utilizing more than 67,000 square miles of airspace over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)