The display of Navy signal flags outside the Eglin Air Force Base building where Cmdr. David Dorn works is many miles from the nearest ship, let alone the aircraft carriers he’s used to.
“We affectionately call this Naval Air Station Eglin,” Dorn said.
The ship’s flags make Dorn and his colleagues at the landlocked Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 101 feel more at home. The aviators and ground crews are the latest incarnation of a storied and globe-trotting unit that takes pride in its nickname, “The Grim Reapers.”
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