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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A pair of SU-27 fighters escorts a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. The Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)
110809-F-YX459-064.JPG Photo By: Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher

Apr 29, 2013
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN - OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A pair of SU-27 fighters escorts a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. The Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)


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