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A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 Eagle aircraft (foreground) from the 101st Fighter Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., and an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, fly in formation over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer weapons evaluation mission on Feb. 24, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Michael Ammons) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 71st Fighter Squadron"Ironmen,"F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot CAPT."Sort"Newkirk, fires an AIM-9M Sidedwinder infrared heat-seeking air-to-air missile during a Combat Archer air-to-air weapons System evaluation program mission over the Gulf of Mexico, on Jan. 19, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Michael Ammons) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, 101st Fighter Squadron, 102nd Fighter Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., prepares to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking air-to-air missile at a an aerial target drone over the gulf of Mexico, Feb. 17, 2005. The unit is deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., to support the Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Michael Ammons) (Released)

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A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 101st Fighter Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., prepares to fire an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer weapons evaluation mission on Feb. 24, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Michael Ammons) (Released)

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Base: Over The Gulf Of Mexico

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Micahel Ammons, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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This US Air Force (USAF) MQM-107E Streaker (a.k.a. Kalkara (Australia)) sub-scale aerial target drone flies over the Gulf of Mexico during an air-to-air weapons evaluation mission. The Streaker supports a variety of air-to-air and surface-to-air missions requiring aerial targets and is typically recovered after each mission, refurbished and reused to support future missions. This one is assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL) and part of exercise Combat Archer

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