Photo Op: F-15E (Lightning) Strike Eagle

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | November 8, 2011 | +

This ought to scare the Taliban: an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle amid a lightning storm at Bagram air field, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 / Air Force photo by Matt Hecht

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle is illuminated by a lightning storm near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Oct. 6, 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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