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Staring down the length of runway 3L, four F-15C Eagles can be seen in this unusual view prior to a nighttime mission launch. Within seconds, each F-15C will engage afterburners and take off one by one. Once airborne they will join up in an echelon or fingertip formation on their way out to the range. For nighttime missions they will return one by one on a direct approach as opposed to daytime missions where they will return in echelon formation and conduct an overhead break prior to landing.

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Staring down the length of runway 3L, four F-15C Eagles can be seen in this unusual view prior to a nighttime mission launch. Within seconds, each F-15C will engage afterburners and take off one by one. Once airborne they will join up in an echelon or fingertip formation on their way out to the range. For nighttime missions they will return one by one on a direct approach as opposed to daytime missions where they will return in echelon formation and conduct an overhead break prior to landing.