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Personnel assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and 66th WPS execute a landing zone security and forward area refueling point operations between an Army MH-47 and Air Force U-28 aircraft in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration Exercise Special Operations Forces Hostage Recovery Mission. The mission featured 17 aircraft, and more than 200 Army and Air Force personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Major Richie Harr,)
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Advanced training course for special mission aviators puts theory into practice

Two HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue crews prepare to extract a simulated downed service member from the Orchard Range Training Complex in Boise, Idaho, on April 20 during the 34th Weapons Squadron’s Terminal Employment phase. The TE phase teaches Pave Hawk pilots and special mission aviators advanced aircraft and weapons employment tactics in the final stage of a rescue mission.
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Advanced training course for special mission aviators puts theory into practice

Staff Sgt. Keon Miller, 66th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, watches pararescue personnel recover a simulated downed service member during the 34th Weapons Squadron’s Terminal Employment phase at the Orchard Range Training Complex in Boise, Idaho, on April 20. Miller was one of two students participating in a concept course on advanced tactics for HH-60G Pave Hawk SMAs.
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Advanced training course for special mission aviators puts theory into practice

A special mission aviator loads .50-caliber ammunition on an HH-60G Pave Hawk during the 34th Weapons Squadron’s Terminal Employment phase in Boise Idaho, on April 19. The TE phase teaches Pave Hawk pilots and SMAs advanced aircraft and weapons employment tactics in the final stage of a rescue mission.
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USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

Master Sgt. Jared Pietras, left, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, joint terminal attack controller advanced course instructor and Tech. Sgt. James Larsen, JTAC, advanced instructor course, student pass target coordinates to an AH-64D Apache helicopters on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Oct. 9, 2014. The USAFWS teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world's most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Susan Garcia)
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USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

Tactical Air Control Party members from the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, monitor radios from a defensive fighting position while Joint Terminal Attack Controllers direct incoming aircraft to simulated targets throughout the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., June 12, 2015. Exercise Green Flag runs at this location ten times annually, and places JTACs on the ground in support of Army Brigade Combat Teams receiving vital pre-deployment training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz)
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USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, uses a radio to direct the pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon toward designated targets during a Green Flag 15-08 training scenario June 12, 2015 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The JTAC pictured is conducting a “talk on,” during which a controller communicates navigational information as well as calls for fire to a pilot in the air in order to support the needs of the ground commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz)
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UEI Capstone

From Nov. 1 through 7, Air Combat Command’s Inspector General team will be at Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases for the UEI Capstone to rate how effective each base is in performing and completing its mission. The Capstone marks the end of the current UEI inspection cycle and validates a wing’s CCIP, or commander’s inspection program, and rates the wing on four major graded areas: managing resources, leading people, improving the unit and executing the mission. For more information on the November UEI capstone, contact the 99th Air Base Wing Inspector General’s office at 702-652-2535. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Staff Sgt. Steven Chalupnik, 820th RED HORSE special capabilities instructor, utilizes a rock drill to drill bore holes into a mountain during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE quarry on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. The holes Chalupnik are drilling will be loaded with explosives and blasted, so the mountain rubble can be turned into construction material. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

An explosive placard is displayed on a vehicle during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. This placard must be displayed on all four sides of a vehicle that hauls explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Two Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Airmen from RED HORSE units around the Air Force prepare detonation cord to be wrapped around a telephone pole during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. The purpose of wrapping the pole is to cause an Abatis shot, which is used to leave obstacles to block routes of travel or egress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay (left center), 820th RED HORSE special capabilities instructor, briefs students during explosive demolition training at the 820th RHS explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. The class consisted of total force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Airmen from 17 different RED HORSE units from around the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Senior Airmen Ryan Edgar and James Wright, both 560th RED HORSE heavy equipment operator journeymen, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., tie a knot in a detonating cord during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. The purpose of tying the knot is to connect one lead of detonating cord to another, which ultimately connects the explosives to their detonators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Explosives detonate during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Staff Sgt. James Owen, 556th RED HORSE heavy equipment craftsman, Hurlburt Field, Fla., places a camera on the ground to capture a detonation during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Staff Sgt. Steven Chalupnik, 820th RED HORSE special capabilities instructor, utilizes a rock drill to drill bore holes into a mountain during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE quarry on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. The holes Chalupnik are drilling will be loaded with explosives and blasted, so the mountain rubble can be turned into construction material. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Three Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Airmen from RED HORSE units around the Air Force wrap detonation cord around a telephone pole during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. The purpose of wrapping the pole is to cause an Abatis shot, which is used to leave obstacles to block routes of travel or egress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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RED HORSE Airmen blast through ‘explosive’ training

Three 40-pound cratering charges await detonation during explosive demolition training at the 820th RED HORSE explosive demolition range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 9, 2015. These charges are used to cause pavement upheaval on an airfield, and to move large amounts of earth at once. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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CBRN training prepares Airmen for worst-case scenarios

Tech. Sgt. Danielle Frazier, 414th Combat Training Squadron red flag liaison, checks a wingman’s protective equipment to ensure a proper seal during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense survival skills training course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 30, 2015. Buddy checks are designed to ensure Airmen have properly assembled their mission-oriented protective posture gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
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CBRN training prepares Airmen for worst-case scenarios

Senior Airman Jerod Hopkins, 99th Comptroller Squadron, pulls his straps tight on his gas mask to ensure a proper seal during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense survival skills training course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 30, 2015. CBRN training is intended to prepare Airmen for the possibility of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
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