F-16 pilot prepares for takeoff

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Patrick Nolan, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, is guided by a maintainer from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, before taking off over Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2014. Nolan flew as part of Seikan War, a two-day large force exercise that teamed up the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force and featured up to 22 jets fighting simultaneously together in a single airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Derek VanHorn)

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