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by SSgt Jonathan Snyder

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An F-15C, 65th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB, breaks away after being refueled from a KC-135R Stratotanker, 91st Air Refueling Squadron, Macdill AFB, over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex on July 19 during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3. The PARC provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets and more than 30 threat simulators, both manned and unmanned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)(Released)

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This photo was taken during Red Flag-Alaska exercise. The F-15C Aggressor was sent to Eielson Air Force Base to assist with the 18th Aggressor Squadron as they transitioned from a Fighter Squadron to an Aggressor Squadron. I captured this photo from a KC-135R Stratotanker over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex while escorting a civilian media photographer.  The lighting conditions were perfect that day and with the scenic mountain range in the background everything just came into place to make some amazing frames.