From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Smith, 366th Fighter Wing vice-commander, and Republic of Singapore Capt. H. Lau, 428th Fighter Squadron weapons system officer, greet ME2 Gloria Wong, 428th FS aircraft engineer, and ME1 Caili Weng, 428th FS crew chief, before their flight, Oct. 8, 2012, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Ground crews worked most of the day despite constant rain throughout the start of the Red Flag-Alaska exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)