Three new F-15QA advanced fighter jets took flight from Boeing’s St. Louis facility for the pre-ferry sortie, executing three aerial refueling events with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 126th Air Refueling Wing from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Feb. 25. The 126th Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard based at Scott AFB. (Photo courtesy of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center)