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201008-F-NX702-1008

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) watches target strikes on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 8, 20120. JTACs coordinated close-air support with the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron, who dropped 500-pound laser guided bombs (GBU-12) on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201008-F-NX702-1001

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) coordinate air strikes during an exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 8, 2020. JTACs direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close-air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201008-F-NX702-1027

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) walk up a road on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nevada, Oct. 8, 2020. The NTTR supports the Department of Defense’s (DoD) advanced composite force training, tactics development and electronic combat testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201008-F-NX702-1025

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 8, 2020. The F-16s participated in an exercise during the close air support phase of their U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Weapons Instructor Course. Graduates of this course become experts in F-16 tactics, techniques, procedures and integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201008-F-NX702-1023

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 8, 2020. The USAFWS teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of combat and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201006-F-NX702-1001

U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) schedulers pose for a photo at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 6, 2020. The schedulers coordinate and support all of the scheduling for the USAFWS’ twenty-one squadrons with thirty different syllabi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201015-F-NX702-1002

Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) schedulers pose for a photo in the headquarters building at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 15, 2020. NTTR schedulers are responsible for the scheduling processes and the coordination of all operations that take place on the NTTR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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201008-F-NX702-1024

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 8, 2020. The F-16s participated in an exercise during their Close-Air Support phase of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Weapons Instructor Course (WIC). USAFWS schedulers work with phase managers six months to a year in advance to reserve the air space, range time and support necessary for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2001

U.S. Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Taylor Coughlin, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, sits in a UH1-Y Venom helicopter before take-off for a 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. HMLA-169 provided rotary wing fire support and airlift to joint terminal attack controllers while they advanced through a medium threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-LY743-1001

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, grab 7.62X51mm NATO rounds in a UH1-Y Venom in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. HMLA-169 participated during the Close Air Support phase for the 66th WPS Weapons Instructor Course 20-B. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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200820-F-NX702-2012

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachery Johnson, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, sits in a UH1-Y Venom helicopter during take-off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. This training provided the USMC and USAF personnel further exposure into joint interoperability in a dynamic environment to ensure readiness and lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2010

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Rafael Cortez, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, looks outside of a UH1-Y Venom helicopter before take-off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. HMLA-169 provided close air support, combat assault transport, and surface escort during the 66th Weapons Squadron, Weapons Instructor Course 20-B (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2007

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, stand on the flight line next to UH1-Y Venom helicopter before a training exercise for the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. WIC produces expert instructors on weapons and weapons systems as well as air, space and cyberspace integration. Upon course completion, the graduates provide advanced instruction and battlefield guidance to their commanders, operations officers and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2006

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH1-Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, take off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. The 66th WPS teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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200820-F-NX702-2004

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, watches as a USMC helicopter takes off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 20, 2020. The WIC teaches instructors to become tactical experts in a cross-domain battlespace, equipping them with crucial experience and joint tactical knowledge to train their respective units, increasing overall combat capability and lethality across the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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Hidden heroes out of sight: AFE equips USAFWS

Tech. Sgt. Claudiu Golosie, 57th Weapons Support Squadron NCO in charge of Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE), cauterizes an oxygen mask at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 3, 2020. AFE encompasses everything including: routine maintenance, the build-up and repair of helmets, oxygen masks, anti-gravity suits, gloves, harnesses, parachutes and night vision goggles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Hidden heroes out of sight: AFE equips USAFWS

Staff Sgt. Derwin Ford, 57th Weapons Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, tests a pair of night vision goggles (NVGs) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 3, 2020. NVGs must be inspected every 180 days to ensure they are ready for Airmen to utilize during low-light tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Hidden heroes out of sight: AFE equips USAFWS

Senior Airman Melvin Wells, 57th Weapons Support Squadron (WPSS) aircrew flight equipment (AFE), inspects a harness at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 3, 2020. AFE specifically assigned to the WPSS must be familiar with all flight and aircrew equipment because the U.S. Air Force Weapons School utilizes more than 18 different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Hidden heroes out of sight: AFE equips USAFWS

Tech. Sgt. Claudiu Golosie, 57th Weapons Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment(AFE) NCO in charge, works on a fighter pilot helmet at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 3, 2020. During Weapons School Integration, which is a series of complex, large-force employment missions that serve as the capstone portion of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, the number of sorties increases producing a heavier workload for AFE Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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Hidden heroes out of sight: AFE equips USAFWS

Staff Sgt. Derwin Ford, 57th Weapons Support Squadron (WPSS) aircrew flight equipment specialist, looks through a pair of night vision goggles at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 3, 2020. The 57th WPSS covers an 18-hour flying window that works both day and night to support 19 different mission design series. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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