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180829-F-FM571-005

Chaplain (Capt.) David Jenkins, 99th Air Base Wing chaplain, leads members of the 66th Rescue Squadron (RQS) in prayer during a memorial ceremony August 29, 2018 on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). Members of the 66th RQS, 58th RQS and the 823rd Maintenance Squadron assembled at the NTTR to clean and restore the memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailee A. Darbasie)
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180829-F-FM571-006

Members of the 66th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 58th Rescue Squadron and the 823rd Maintenance Squadron gather around a memorial August 29, 2018 on the Nevada Test and Training Range. The memorial is dedicated to 12 members of the 66th RQS who paid the ultimate sacrifice 20 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailee A. Darbasie)
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180829-F-FM571-003

A memorial built by the families of twelve fallen Airmen assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron sits on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). August 29, 2018 on the Nevada Test and Training Range. The Airmen were lost when two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters were involved in a midair collision over the NTTR during a routine night exercise 20 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailee A. Darbasie)
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180829-F-FM571-001

An HH-60G Pavehawk assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron (RQS) lands near a memorial built for twelve fallen Airmen August 29, 2018 on the Nevada Test and Training Range. Members of the 66th RQS, 58th RQS and the 823rd Maintenance Squadron gathered at the memorial to pay their respects to the fallen men for the 20th anniversary of their deaths. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailee A. Darbasie)
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180829-F-FM571-002

A memorial built for twelve fallen Airmen assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron sits on the Nevada Test and Training Range. The memorial resembles two giant feet associated with their mascot, the Jolly Green Giant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailee A. Darbasie)
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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

Capt. Richard Waters, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, tactical air control party air liaison officer, joint terminal attack controller, checks his equipment during the operational assessment of the Hand Held Link 16 radio March 24, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The HHL16 provides a tactical data link to joint terminal attack controller and pilots that enables digitally aided close air support integration. (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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Col Dempsey takes reigns of NTTR

Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, passes the Nevada Test and Training Range guidon to the new NTTR commander, Col. Thomas E. Dempsey III, during a change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 18, 2014. Dempsey and the NTTR are responsible for providing a flexible, realistic and multidimensional battle-space for U.S. forces to conduct testing, training and tactics development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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NTTR Assumption of Command

Col. Stephen Langford, Nevada Test and Training Range commander, speaks to members of his organization during the NTTR assumption of command ceremony, Jan. 28, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The NTTR is the largest contiguous air and ground space available for peacetime military operations in the free world. The range occupies 2.9 million acres of land, 5,000 square miles of airspace, which is restricted from civilian air traffic over-flight, and another 7,000 square miles of military operating area, which is shared with civilian aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)
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NTTR Assumption of Command

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Lofgren, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, passes the Nevada Test and Training Range flag to Col. Stephen Langford, NTTR commander, during the NTTR assumption of command ceremony, Jan. 28, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The NTTR, formerly the 98th Range Wing, provides the warfighter a flexible, realistic and multidimensional battle-space to conduct testing, training and tactics development in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)
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The Nevada Test and Training Range

The Nevada Test and Training Range is responsible for the largest contiguous air and ground space available for military operations in the free world. With 1,200 possible targets, realistic threat systems and the support of an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, the NTTR is home to America's most advanced aerial test and training environment, providing Airmen with a peacetime battlefield to hone their combat skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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Urban Operations Complex on the NTTR

NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE-- Staff Sgt. James Spreter, a Combat Training Squadron joint terminal attack controller, communitates with the pilot of an A10 Thunderbolt II Thursday Nov. 5, 2009, at the Urban Operations Complex. The UOC is a state-of-the-art facility providing the war fighter a full-spectrum urban combat training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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Urban Operations Complex on the NTTR

NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE-- Staff Sgt. James Spreter, a Combat Training Squadron joint terminal attack controller, leads an A10 Thunderbolt II to a target Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 at the Urban Operations Complex. The UOC is a state-of-the-art urban facility providing the war fighter a full-spectrum urban combat training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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Urban Operations Complex on the NTTR

NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE-- An A10 Thunderbolt II flies over the Urban Operations Complex Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. The UOC is a state-of-the-art facility on the NTTR providing the war fighter a full-spectrum urban combat training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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The people of the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range

NEVADA TEST and TRAINING RANGE, Nev. -- Col. John Montgomery 98th Range Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Darden 98th Range Wing superintendent greet Gene Verratti, a NTTR threat system operator of more than 30 years, outside the SA-6 threat system simulator on the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range Oct. 26. The Nevada Test and Training Range accounts for 2.9 million acres of land and 12,000 square miles of airspace in Nev.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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The people of the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range

NEVADA TEST and TRAINING RANGE, Nev. -- Threat systems operators who work at the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range commute an average of 45 minutes daily to one of the most in desolate locations on the Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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The people of the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range

NEVADA TEST and TRAINING RANGE, Nev. -- Col. John Montgomery 98th Range Wing commander and Dave Leake, a NTTR threat system operator, discuss the operations of the SA-2 threat system simulator at the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range Oct. 26. The Nevada Test and Training Range accounts for 2.9 million acres of land and 12,000 square miles of airspace in Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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The people of the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range

NEVADA TEST and TRAINING RANGE, Nev. -- Col. John Montgomery 98th Range Wing commander looks on as system operators Chris Bauman, Gene Verratti and Dale Martin track an aircraft with the SA-6 threat system simulator at the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range Oct. 26. The Nevada Test and Training Range accounts for 2.9 million acres of land and 12,000 square miles of airspace in Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
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