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Green Flag-West rolls out Agile Combat Employment with austere, A-10 Thunderbolt II operations

Several Aircraft Maintenance Airmen prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt during early morning operations on a dry lakebed to prepare a parking and launching area for their aircrafts during Green Flag-West 22-03 daily operations at Fort Irwin, California, Jan. 19, 2022. Throughout the exercise, Airmen executed the Agile Combat Employment concept to train, teach and learn each other’s mission and to execute combat airpower anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Capt. Nicholas Cox, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot instructor assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., conducts pre-flight checks at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2019. The 16th AS staged at Pope to load the 82nd Airborne Division assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C. The 437th Airlift Wing supported exercise Joint Forcible Entry 19B by sending three C-17 aircrafts to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Three C-17 Globemaster III aircraft stage for takeoff at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2019. The 437th Airlift Wing staged at Pope to load the 82nd Airborne Division assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C. The 437th AW supported exercise Joint Forcible Entry 19B by sending C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Capt. Nicholas Cox, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot instructor, and Capt. Jacob Nations, a C-17 Globemaster III co-pilot, both assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., conduct pre-flight checks at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2019. The 16th AS staged at Pope to load the 82nd Airborne Division assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C. The 437th Airlift Wing supported exercise Joint Forcible Entry 19B by sending three C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia.)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Capt. Monica Notzon, the 118th Military Police company commander assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., communicates with a jumpmaster and loadmaster over the Nevada Testing and Training Range, Dec. 7, 2019. The 118th MP company simulated static-line personnel drops while onboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 437th AW supported exercise Joint Forcible Entry 19B by sending three C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne Division and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Capt. Nicholas Cox, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot instructor assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., conducts low-light airdrop operations over the Nevada Testing and Training Range, Dec. 7, 2019. The 16th AS supported exercise Joint Forcible Entry 19B by sending three C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne Division and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Master Sgt. Robert Vanderzel, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., loads high-mobility artillery rocket system vehicles at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2019. The 16th AS staged at Nellis AFB to load the HIMARS as part of the Joint Forcible Entry 19B exercise. The 437th Airlift Wing supported JFE 19B by sending three C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne Division and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia.)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

Master Sgt. Robert Vanderzel, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., loads high-mobility artillery rocket system vehicles at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2019. The 16th AS staged at Nellis AFB to load the HIMARS as part of the Joint Forcible Entry 19B exercise. The 437th Airlift Wing supported JFE 19B by sending three C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne Division and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia.)
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Joint Forcible Entry 19B

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, flies over South Carolina, Dec. 7, 2019. The jet returned from exercise Joint Forcible Entry 19B. The 437th AW staged at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., to load the 82nd Airborne Division assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C. The 437th AW supported JFE 19B by sending the three C-17 aircraft to the Nevada Testing and Training Range to conduct personnel airdrop operations with the 82nd Airborne and other air mobility units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia.)
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Combat Archer 19-12: Evaluation through integration, employment

Three aircraft armament systems technicians assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, load an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. The AIM-9X is a technologically advanced version of its predecessor, the AIM-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
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Red Flag 17-3

Aircraft maintainers assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO., communicate during a B-2 Spirit bomber engine start-up prior to a Red Flag 17-3 training sortie July 20, 2017 at Nellis AFB, Nev. Personnel specializing in the B-2 are entrusted with maintaining a small, 20-strong fleet of the world’s only true stealth bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz)
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Red Flag 17-3

Aircraft maintainers assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO., perform pre-flight checks on a B-2 Spirit bomber from the 393rd Bomb Squadron prior to a Red Flag 17-3 training sortie July 20, 2017 at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag exercises commonly task aircraft to fly multiple sorties per day, which requires maintenance to be performed throughout the night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum)
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Red Flag 17-3

A crew chief assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO., observes as pilots perform pre-flight checks in the cockpit of a B-2 Spirit bomber July 20, 2017 at Nellis AFB, Nev. The 509th AMS underwent a simulated forward deployment to Nellis AFB to support the 393rd Bomb Squadron during Red Flag 17-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz)
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An illustration of high-fidelity flight simulator, the simulator will provide aircrew members advanced training. Virtual training is extremely valuable, it is not a replacement for live training. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse Fraley, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. prepares to put away his tools after completing routine maintenance on an F-16CM Fighting Falcon in support of Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 28, 2017. Red Flag provides a series of intense air-to-air scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel in an effort to increase their combat readiness and effectiveness for future real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Kohler, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. removes an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile from an F-16CM Fighting Falcon in support of Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 28, 2017. While participating in Red Flag, weapons load crew members have the opportunity to work with live munitions as opposed to the dummy munitions they practice with at Shaw. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Clements, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. uses light from a headlamp to select an appropriate tool while conducting repairs on an F-16CM Fighting Falcon in support of Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 28, 2017. Red Flag provides an opportunity for 20th Fighter Wing aircrew and maintainers to enhance their tactical operational skills by exposing them to a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais)
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The five U.S. Special Operations Forces Truths. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration phase provides an unparalleled opportunity to train to the fifth SOF Truth, Most Special Operations require non-SOF support. (Courtesy U.S. Air Force graphic)
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U.S. Army flying crew chief assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment sets up the forward area refueling point with two MH-47 aircraft at the Delmar desert landing strip, Nev., Dec. 2. The forward area refueling site was enabled by special tactics Airmen providing security at the landing zone and was conducted within a highly contested environment with an AC-130U providing close air support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Major Richie Harr)
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A U-28 assigned to the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s 14th Weapons Squadron flies enroute to the Delmar desert landing zone, Nev., Dec. 2. A U.S. Army MH-47, (blades, foreground) assigned to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment awaits at forward area refueling point, while a 14th WPS, AC-130U provides close air support. The 14th WPS hosted 17 diverse units and other government agencies during a hostage rescue exercise, as part of the USAF Weapons School Integration phase.
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