Final Training Mission for F-15 at Hickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - F-15 Eagle pilot, Lt. Col James Sage of the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, is guided by a crew chief before departing for his last F-15 training mission on Aug. 25 at Hickam. The 199th is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor, which is a fifth generation fighter. The 199th has flown the F-15 since 1987 and received their first two Raptors on July 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Final Training Mission for F-15 at Hickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - F-15 Eagle crew chief, Airman First Class David Lairsey (left) communicates with pilot, Lt. Col Mark "Odie" Ladtkow of the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, as he prepares for his last F-15 training mission on Aug. 25 at Hickam. The 199th is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor, which is a fifth generation fighter. The 199th has flown the F-15 since 1987 and received their first two Raptors on July 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Final Training Mission for F-15 at Hickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Laura Ladtkow walks on the flightline with her son Lt. Col Mark "Odie" Ladtkow of the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii as he prepares for his last F-15 training mission on Aug. 25 at Hickam. The 199th is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor, which is a fifth generation fighter. The 199th has flown the F-15 since 1987 and received their first two Raptors on July 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Final Training Mission for F-15 at Hickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - F-15 Eagle pilot, Lt. Col Mark "Odie" Ladtkow of the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii zips up his flight suit before conducting his last F-15 training mission on Aug. 25 at Hickam. The 199th is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor, which is a fifth generation fighter. The 199th has flown the F-15 since 1987 and received their first two Raptors on July 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Tsunami relief efforts

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- A C-17 Globemaster III sits at Hickam as crews prepare to take off to deliver humanitarian supplies to the tsunami devastated Samoa region in the South Pacific. A multi-agency contingent from Hawaii, including Active Duty Airmen at Hickam, the Hawaii National Guard and the Hawaii Air National Guard, took off bound for American Samoa with relief supplies and equipment to assist in the region. Reports indicate the islands have suffered greatly, villages are wiped out and more than a thousand residents and visitors are displaced. An undersea earthquake churned up tsunamis Sept. 30 that left more than 140 people dead in the Samoa region. More than 90 Airmen and Soldiers deployed from Hawaii for the humanitarian mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Tsunami relief efforts

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- A C-17 Globemaster III sits at Hickam as crews prepare to take off to deliver humanitarian supplies to the tsunami devastated Samoa region in the South Pacific. A multi-agency contingent from Hawaii, including Active Duty Airmen at Hickam, the Hawaii National Guard and the Hawaii Air National Guard, took off bound for American Samoa with relief supplies and equipment to assist in the region. Reports indicate the islands have suffered greatly, villages are wiped out and more than a thousand residents and visitors are displaced. An undersea earthquake churned up tsunamis Sept. 30 that left more than 140 people dead in the Samoa region. More than 90 Airmen and Soldiers deployed from Hawaii for the humanitarian mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)