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Two F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 204 and two F-15 Strike Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing fly in an echelon formation over southern Louisiana wetlands during a flying exercise near New Orleans, July 11, 2009. Strike Fighter Squadron 204 and the 159th are stationed on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans.

UPPER ECHELON

Two F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 204 and two F-15 Strike Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing fly in an echelon formation over southern Louisiana wetlands during a flying exercise near New Orleans, July 11, 2009. Strike Fighter Squadron 204 and the 159th are stationed on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans.

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