Two F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots from the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, move into position and wait for the last two members of their four-ship after receiving fuel from the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Two Marine AV-8B Harriers from VMA 211, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, take off as two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Capt. George "Frag" Collings, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron Headhunters, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, visually confirms as he rolls away after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during Red Flag-Alaska April 27, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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A Marine AV-8B Harrier from the VMA 211, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, moves into position to receive fuel from a basket on a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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An F-22 Raptor pilot from the 525th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, moves into position and waits for his wingman after receiving fuel from the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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An F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, moves into position to receive fuel from the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Four F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots with the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly back into the simulated war after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 27, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day air combat training exercise that provides multi-service, multi-platform coordinated, combat operations in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Two F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots from the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, move into position and wait for the last two members of their four-ship after receiving fuel from the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Two F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots with the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, maintain their position as they wait for the rest of their four-ship to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during Red Flag-Alaska April 27, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day air combat training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcons pilot with the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, moves into position as he waits for the rest of his four-ship to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during Red Flag-Alaska April 27, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day air combat training exercise that provides joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Two F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots with the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, maintain their position as they wait for the rest of their four-ship to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during Red Flag-Alaska April 27, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day air combat training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Three F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots with the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, maintain their position as they wait for the last of their four-ship to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during Red Flag-Alaska April 27, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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An F-22 Raptor pilot from the 525th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, moves into position and waits for his wingman after receiving fuel from the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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An F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, moves into position to receive fuel from the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Red Flag-Alaska April 21, 2010. Red Flag-Alaska is a 10-day field training exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Collins)

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Kunsan F-16s participate in joint, multi-platform mission at Red Flag-Alaska

Published April 29, 2010