Not just any Mirage

Lt. Col. Frederic Vieil, an operations officer with NATO's Headquarters, Allied Air Command, runs through F-1 Mirage pre-flight checks with a French pilot before takeoff from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 4, 2013. The three French pilots and two Mirages, were here to conduct a familiarization flight and attend a planning and preparation conference at NATO's Headquarters, Allied Air Command, related to the French air force four-month Baltic Air Policing deployment starting in May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

Thunderbolt

Senior Airman Howard Daniels, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions journeyman, moves faulty equipment on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2013. Daniels was recently awarded the Thunderbolt award for his superior achievements and work performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)

Thunderbolt

Senior Airman Howard Daniels, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions journeyman, tags faulty equipment on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2013. Daniels was recently awarded the Thunderbolt award for his superior achievements and work performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)

Thunderbolt

Senior Airman Howard Daniels, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions journeyman, tags faulty equipment on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2013. Daniels was recently awarded the Thunderbolt award for his superior achievements and work performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)

Firefighters build confidence during rescue operations training

435th Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighters set up a tripod on top of the training facility in order to pull any potential victims out of harms way, March 21, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 435th Construction Training Squadron conducted rescue technician certification training that tested 11 fire fighters in simulated rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)

Firefighters build confidence during rescue operations training

435th Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighters set up a tripod on top of the training facility in order to pull any potential victims out of harms way, March 21, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 435th Construction Training Squadron conducted rescue technician certification training that tested 11 fire fighters in simulated rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)