Major Phillip “Harley” Campbell, an F-15C Eagle instructor pilot assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., fires an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air radar-guided missile at a BQM-34 “Firebee” sub-scale aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission, Mar. 1, 2004. The unit participated in the Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) commonly referred to as Combat Archer that is hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall. The 95th Fighter Squadron is part of the 325th Fighter Wing which is responsible for training the most effective, capable, and lethal air combat fighter pilots in the world. Upon graduation, these pilots are assigned to Eagle units around the globe whose mission is to gain and maintain air superiority in suport of combat operations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt Michael Ammons) (Released)
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