T-Bolts at Red Flag.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 389th Fighter Squadron takes off, Feb 1, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for Red Flag 13-2. More than 100 aircraft depart the base twice a day to participate in a wide-variety of missions designed to provide Airmen realistic combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Heather Hayward)

Snow blankets Mtn Home AFB again

Cars are covered with snow outside a Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, building Jan. 28, 2013. Repairs and maintenance due to winter weather-related damages have already cost the civil engineers 10 percent of their annual budget, said John Bialke, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Snow blankets Mtn Home AFB again

Snow blankets the headquarters building at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 28, 2013. A readiness exercise was paused and later cancelled on the base earlier in the month, and winter weather has not let up. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Gunfighter 1 visits Whidbey Island

An F-15E “Strike Eagle” from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, arrives Jan. 14 to NAS Whidbey Island with U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Short (center), Commander, 366th Fighter Wing, aboard to visit the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron. He is met by Col. Christopher Sage, 366th Operations Group Commander (far left); Capt. Jay Johnston, NAS Whidbey Island Commanding Officer; Lt. Col. Karl Fischbach, 390th ECS Commander; Lt. Col. Don Keen, 390th ECS Operations Officer. With 16 U.S. Air Force fliers assigned to NAS Whidbey Island under the Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet umbrella, Short came for an annual squadron status visit and get a “Growler ride” in a simulator. (Tony Popp photo)

RED FLAG-Alaska has a soggy start.

Personnel from the 428th Fighter Squadron prepare aircraft for flights Oct. 8, 2012, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The “Buccaneers” as they are known are currently participating in the RED FLAG-Alaska exercise and are from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

Airspace expansion enhances training

U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Sage, 366th Operations Group commander, prepares to taxi an F-15E Strike Eagle for the first flight in the Mountain Home Range Complex’s new airspace. The expansion will accommodate the technological advancements of modern aircraft and meet current and future training requirements for the F-15E. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd. Lt. Bryant Davis)