Quarterly Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Adams, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems journeyman, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon to be armed as Staff Sgt. Hector Muniz, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems craftsman, evaluates during the quarterly weapons load competition Oct. 7, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons load competitions are conducted quarterly to keep Airmen sharp and recognize superior performers. Weapons load teams are evaluated for use of the checklist, safety, and overall speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal/Released)

Green Flag-West 11-9

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., departs for a training mission during Green Flag-West 11-9 Aug. 16, 2011, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Green Flag-West provides a realistic close-air support training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

Green Flag-West 11-9

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Dizes, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshalls a F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., to taxi towards the runway for a training mission during Green Flag West 11-09 Aug. 15, 2011, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Green Flag-West provides a realistic close-air support training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Green Flag-West 11-9

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Dizes and Airman 1st Class Daniel Hooper, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., do pre-flight checks under a F-16 Fighting Falcon before a training mission during Green Flag-West 11-9 Aug. 15, 2011, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Green Flag-West provides a realistic close-air support training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman/Released)

Pakistan participates in Red Flag 10-4

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An F-16 from the Pakistan Air Force receives fuel from a KC-135 during a Red Flag 10-4 mission July 21, 2010. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. With 1,900 possible targets, realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, Nellis and the NTTR are the home of a "peacetime battlefield," providing combat air forces with the ability to train to fly, fight and win together. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Wolff)

Shaw F-16s support fight during Red Flag 10-4

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An F-16 from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base,S.C. takes off from Nellis for a Red Flag 10-4 mission July 21, 2010. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. With 1,900 possible targets, realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, Nellis and the NTTR are the home of a "peacetime battlefield," providing combat air forces with the ability to train to fly, fight and win together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps).