In an age of missiles and laser-guided bombs carried by aircraft packed with electronic aids for the crew, the task of destroying targets on the ground remains difficult and dangerous. Arguably the best plane for such missions is the two-seat F-15E Strike Eagle, an all-weather fighter-bomber. Consultants for the book were Lieutenant Colonel Nelson L. Beard, a U.S. fighter pilot with over 2000 hours in F-4 Phantoms; Brian Cooper, who has over 20 years experience in advanced digital systems design; Major Lincoln Quigley, who has over 3100 hours flying time in various Phantom models; and Colonel T.C. Skanchy, recently retired from the Air force, where he was the vice commander of Red Flag, the Air Force’s combined air operations taining program.