Capt. Sam Joplin performs aerial maneuvers in an F-15 Eagle to display the capabilities of the fighter to hundreds of base and community spectators during a demonstration May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Combat Command demo team has performed more than 150 times to spectators around the globe over the last two years. This is the final demonstration for the F-15C, completing a 26-year career that began in 1983. Captain Joplin is an F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team pilot.


Capt. Sam Joplin performs aerial maneuvers in an F-15 Eagle to display the capabilities of the fighter to hundreds of base and community spectators during a demonstration May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Combat Command demo team has performed more than 150 times to spectators around the globe over the last two years. This is the final demonstration for the F-15C, completing a 26-year career that began in 1983. Captain Joplin is an F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team pilot.


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