Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard pilot Maj. Benjamin “Elmer” Gilluly walks out to the Air National Guard F-15C Eagle he will fly for the first mission of the day, April 19, 2016, during the Frisian Flag 2016 exercise. The exercise runs from April 11-22 and is comprised of more than 70 aircraft and several hundred personnel from the United States, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Finland, Poland, Norway, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia.

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