Red Flag Take-Off
Senior Airman Bryan McMahon, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, renders a salute to Lt. Col. Mike Hernandez, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, as he departs in an F-22A Raptor for a Red Flag exercise, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 18. Airman McMahon was a part of a two-man team who prepared the F-22 for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class DeAndre Curtiss)