Amalgam Dart 2009

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., takes off on a mission in support of Amalgam Dart 2009, June 19. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air integrated defense system in the U.S. in order to deter, detect and defeat airborne threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Amalgam Dart 2009

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., prepares for takeoff before a mission in support of Amalgam Dart 2009, June 19. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air integrated defense system in the U.S. in order to deter, detect and defeat airborne threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Amalgam Dart 2009

U.S. Air Force Col. John Kent, an F-15 Eagle pilot assigned to the the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., steps to his aircraft before flying a mission in support of Amalgam Dart 2009, June 19. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air integrated defense system in the U.S. in order to deter, detect and defeat airborne threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Amalgam Dart 2009

F-15 Eagle pilots from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., step to their aircraft before flying a mission in support of Amalgam Dart 2009, June 19. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air integrated defense system in the U.S. in order to deter, detect and defeat airborne threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Amalgam Dart 2009

Lt. Col. Wayne Schulz (left) and Capt. John Barringer, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, conduct preflight checks in a C-182 Cessna before departing Astoria, Ore. during Amalgam Dart 2009, June 18. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air integrated defense system in the U.S. in order to deter, detect and defeat airborne threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Amalgam Dart 2009

The view from a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 during Amalgam Dart 2009. Amalgam Dart 2009 is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air integrated defense system in the U.S. in order to deter, detect and defeat airborne threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)