A U.S. Air Force F-15A Eagle awaits disassembly on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2015. The F-15A was assigned to the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, Calif., and transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in December 2004.
Tony Martinez, crane mechanic, removes a panel from an F-15A Eagle on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 17, 2015. A team of contractors took five days to completely disassemble the F-15A Eagle and load it onto two flatbed trucks to be shipped to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for display. The entire project is estimated to take approximately eight months from the planning stage to finish.
David Williamson, chief project manager, and Tony Martinez, crane mechanic, remove a fuel tank from an F-15A Eagle on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 17, 2015. Williamson will travel to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to complete the project of reassembling the F-15A Eagle and putting it on display. The entire project is estimated to take approximately eight months from the planning stage to finish.