71 FS jettisons initial two Eagles
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Capt. Brent Tittle (in cockpit), 71st Fighter Squadron pilot, and Senior Airman Grant Russell, 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15 crew chief, perform a pre-flight inspection on F-15 Eagle tail number 83-026 June 21. Tittle delivered the aircraft to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., one of the first two Eagles transferred to other units due the impending inactivation of the 71 FS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason J. Brown)