Strike Eagle crew trains with Cherry Point Marines (photo feature)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. --  Team leader Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Bingman and assistant gunner Pfc. Robert Oliver, 2d Low Altitude Air Defense, Alpha Battery, 1st Platoon, Naval Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., simulate firing a Stinger shoulder-fired guided missile during the battle rhythm training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 5. The exercise allowed the Marines the opportunity to target fighter aircraft while a team of joint terminal air controllers supported the exercise by calling in air strikes at the Dare County Bomb Range, N.C. The exercise also included F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and a U-28 from Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)