Eagle Country

By Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith,Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. —

After about six-months of designing and planning, the 104th Fighter Wing’s flagship F-15C Eagle, tail number 125, received new nose art graphics in late December.

The roughly six-foot by four-foot nose art graphic, featured on both sides of the F-15, appears to display the American flag, but upon closer look, displays the hundreds of names of members in the 104th Fighter Wing.

Master Sgt. Leo Burbee, 104th Maintenance Group, aircraft structural maintenance supervisor, and Westfield native, was part of the team behind the jet’s new nose art decals.

The 48th Fighter Wing conducts routine flying operations at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 12, 2021. The Liberty Wing is postured to provide worldwide responsive combat airpower in support of its allies and partners across a wide spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

By Senior Airman JaNae Capuno, 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho — The sun set over Utah’s snow-capped mountains, casting orange and blue hues of light which engulfed a freshly built base, constructed by nearly 100 Airmen from almost every squadron at the 366th Fighter Wing.

Personnel, exhausted from a hard day’s work, turned in early – preparing for the following days to come. The exercise, dubbed as “Raging Gunfighter”, had only begun. Airmen would need to work together as a team to sustain their living for nearly a week.

Raging Gunfighter tested the capabilities of Airmen to deploy at a moment’s notice, Feb. 1 – 4, to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah.

The 48th Fighter Wing “Liberty Wing” at RAF Lakenheath is postured to respond to demanding scenarios and continuously focuses on keeping forces ready for high-end missions through daily training and readiness exercises. February 9th 2021 (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

67th Fighter Squadron ” Fighting Cocks” surge training Kadena AB. February 4th 2021,Flying operations are key to the success of maintaining a free and open U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and provide critical training opportunities for Airmen from the 18th Maintenance Group and 18th Operations Group (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro) see more info about the 67th Fighting Cocks at https://skytrailer.nl/eagle-squadrons/67th-fighter-squadron/