Capt. Mike Roberts sits in the cockpit of his 614th TFS aircraft. Capt. Roberts was one of eight Air Force pilots shot down and captured during Operation Desert Storm. [USAF photo by Donald Wetterman]

Mark 'Conan' Coan in the cockpit of #87-0242 taken during the Gulf War at Doha, Qatar. [Photo by Scott Stutler]

USAF F-16C #87-228 being inspected by Ben Goynes while deployed to Doha, Qatar during the Gulf War. [USAF photo by F. Lee Corkran]

Jeff Hofer with his wife who are both ANG and bike fans. This photo was used in a Harley calendar. [Photo by Holm]

Capt. Nicole "Fifi" Malachowski at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. She's the first female demonstration pilot on a U.S. military high performance jet team, the Thunderbirds. [USAF photo ]
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Viper- pilots "Stef", "Duke", "Benji", "Charlz", "Wizmy" and "Vador" left on July 7th, 2005 from Florennes AB for Operation Eastern Eagle. Note the new 'desert' outfit. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]

A pilot from the 2nd wing together with the Secretary of Defence "A. Flahaut" on the ramp at Florennes AB on July 6th, 2005. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]

A 2nd wing "viper" together with Gen-Maj. Vl. Audrit (commander of the Air Component) and A. Flahaut (Secretary of Defence) having a last briefing at Florennes AB on July 6th, 2005. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]