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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

A joint terminal attack controller writes coordinates on a notebook during a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The JTACs worked with A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft to accomplish live-fire training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

An A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft fires a rotary cannon during a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

An A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft participates in a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low-ceiling and low-visibility conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

Joint terminal attack controllers communicate with an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft pilot via radio during a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. JTACs direct aircraft for use during close-air support and offensive operations from a forward position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, lands on an airstrip in the Nevada Test and Training Range during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, June 16, 2016. JFEX is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School large-scale air mobility exercise in which participants plan and execute a complex air-land operation in a simulated contested battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, lands on an airstrip in the Nevada Test and Training Range during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, June 16, 2016. During the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, pilots’ flying skill and decision making was tested in the execution of various missions in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A Combat Controller watches as a C-17 assigned to the 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, lands on an airstrip in the Nevada Test and Training Range during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, June 16, 2016. The exercise demonstrates the Air Force’s ability to tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, lands on an airstrip in the Nevada Test and Training Range during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, June 16, 2016. JFEX is meant to be a challenge for aircrews and ground combat units involved, it's just as much an evaluation of the mission leadership's ability to efficiently integrate ground forces and dissimilar aircraft into one "strike package." (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

Multiple C-130s Hercules, assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, fly in formation over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise portion of the United States Air Force Weapons School Advanced Integration, June 16, 2016. U.S. Air Force warfighters joined their Army partners from the 82nd Airborne for in airdrops over the Nevada Test and Training Range June 18, as part of the JFEX. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise portion of the United States Air Force Weapons School Advanced Integration, June 16, 2016. Joint-service exercises like the JFEX have long been integral to maintaining cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army in an era where a new conflict can spark at any moment around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, flies over the mountains of the Nevada Test and Training Range during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise portion of the United States Air Force Weapons School Advanced Integration, June 16, 2016. C-130s are capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

Multiple Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Combat Controllers watch C-130s fly in formation during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise portion of the United States Air Force Weapons School Advanced Integration, June 16, 2016. Joint service exercises like the JFEX are integral to maintaining operational cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

Multiple C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, fly in formation over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise portion of the United States Air Force Weapons School Advanced Integration, June 16, 2016. The exercise is the U.S. Air Force Weapons School biannual collaboration that, according to an Air Force fact sheet, exercises the Air Force's ability to tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

Multiple C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, fly in formation over the Nevada Test and Training Range as a flare is shot during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise portion of the United States Air Force Weapons School Advanced Integration, June 16, 2016. Joint Forcible Entry was an exercise that tested the Air Force's capability for tactical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller wears the covetable United States Weapons School Graduate Patch during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. JFEX tests participants' ability to synchronize aircraft movements from geographically-separated bases, command large formations of dissimilar aircraft in high threat airspace, and tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings on an unimproved landing strip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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USAF Weapons School preforms JFEX

An A-10 Warthog, assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, preforms close air support during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. A-10s are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
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HHL16 provides new capabilities to JTAC’s

A joint terminal attack controller checks his radio before the start of the operational assessment of the Hand Held Link 16 radio March 23, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The operational assessment of the HHL16 and the data collected during the assessment will help with the development and timely integration of the device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes)
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HHL16 provides new capabilities to JTACs

Capt. Richard Waters, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, tactical air control party air liaison officer, joint terminal attack controller, returns to the truck after the operational assessment of the Hand Held Link 16 radio March 23, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. This operational assessment is only the first of many that the new HHL16 radio will undergo during its improvement period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes)
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HHL16 provides new capabilities to JTACs

A civilian contractor and a joint terminal attack controller use the Hand Held Link 16, which enables digitally aided close air support integration during the operational assessment of the Hand Held Link 16 radio March 24, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Link 16 was originally designed for air-to-air missions, but the technology has made the transition to ground forces providing JTACs advantages on the battlefield that they didn’t previously have. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes)
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