Three Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly in formation as they pass over the Tyndall flightline Dec. 12, 2016. The aircraft are part of a larger force deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Checkered Flag 17-1 and Combat Archer 17-3. Sixteen 16 F-15Es and more than 300 Airmen from Mountain Home participated in the large-scale total force integration exercise.

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