Lt. Col. Alex Haldapolus makes final checks prior to taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25 for a Red Flag training mission. Red Flag offers pilots and ground crews training in actual wartime scenarios to increase their combat skills. Colonel Haldapolus is an F-15 Eagle pilot with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass.

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Lt. Col. Alex Haldapolus makes final checks prior to taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25 for a Red Flag training mission. Red Flag offers pilots and ground crews training in actual wartime scenarios to increase their combat skills. Colonel Haldapolus is an F-15 Eagle pilot with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass.

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