EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – Airman 1st Class Jacob Trowbridge, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., connects a CAP-9 missile on an F-15E Strike Eagle before a mission at Red Flag-Alaska July 16. This exercise provides unique opportunities to help integrate various forces into joint, coalition, and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tana R.H. Stevenson)