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353rd CTS, 210th RQS team up with A-10 pilot for RF-A 16-2 personnel recovery mission

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer gunner assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron (RQS) Detachment (Det) 1 watches for opposing forces as his HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter approaches a pilot waiting for extraction inside the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex as part of a personnel recovery exercise June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. The 210th RQS Det 1, based at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, provides a crucial support role for potential alert incidents during RF-A exercises, which can occur in the more than 67,000 square mile area known as the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)
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353rd CTS, 210th RQS team up with A-10 pilot for RF-A 16-2 personnel recovery mission

U.S. Air Force Capt. Keli Kaaekuahiwi, an A-10 pilot assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., translates information during a personnel recovery exercise at a training site in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling joint and international units to sharpen their combat skills in a realistic threat environment inside the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which at more than 67,000 square miles, is the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron assistant director of operations, reads maintenance continuity reports prior to take off as a “bad guy” for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed exercise, has helped train more than 150,000 aircrew members for combat in the past 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron assistant director of operations, waits with his hand in a safe position while crew chiefs from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to take off as a “bad guy” for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The average Aggressor pilot has at least 1,000 fighter hours and hundreds of hours of studying to become experts in enemy tactics used to train U.S. Air Force, joint and coalition partners during the U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed RF-A exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron assistant director of operations, uses hand signals to communicate with crew chiefs from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron while they prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to take off as the “bad guy” for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A exercises keep fighters in the air through 10 simulated combat sorties flying over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, a more than 67,000 square mile airspace that includes one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing 510 different types of targets and 45 threat simulators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Micah Bell, the 354th Operations Support Squadron commander, fills out flight paperwork at the 18th Aggressor Squadron operations desk prior to a a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Pilots from Eielson take on the role of Red Air “bad guys” during large scale exercises and train Blue Air pilots during RF-A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Todd Possemato, an 18th Aggressor Squadron pilot, flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft May 12, 2016, as a “bad guy” for a sortie during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The average Aggressor pilot has at least 1,000 fighter hours and hundreds of hours of studying to become experts in enemy tactics used to train U.S. Air Force, joint and coalition partners during U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed RF-A exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Demonte Outlaw, a 354th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, maintains helmets used by pilots with the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS), June 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 18th AGRS use a red star on their helmets to mark the mission of being experts in enemy tactics in exercises such as RF-A, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed exercise, which has helped train more than 150,000 aircrew members for combat in the past 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Julio Rodriguez, the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) director of operations, explains the significance of Red Air during large scale exercises and training Blue Air pilots June 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 18th AGRS use a red star, overlaid by a target on the sleeves of their green flight suits and red flags with the hammer and sickle of the former Soviet Union, to mark the mission of being experts in enemy tactics in exercises such as RF-A, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed exercise, which has helped train more than 150,000 aircrew members for combat in the past 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

A U.S. Air Force crew chief with the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron salutes Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) assistant director of operations, prior to the pilot’s take off in a F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 18th AGRS participation in RF-A and similar exercises signifies continued commitment to peace, stability and alignment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force fighter pilots with the 18th Aggressor Squadron brief for sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. After every briefing, pilots utter in unison, “Have at you!” taken from the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” signifying being the enemy squadron who will defend its battlefield regardless of the cost. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

After experiencing show of force demonstrations that highlighted combat capabilities offered to nations participating in RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) exercises, senior leaders from the global community stand together for a group photo in front of RF-A 16-2 participating fighter jets June 13, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Leaders spent a total of four days together at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson strengthening foreign relations and showcasing the joint environment unmatched by other exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

After experiencing show of force demonstrations that highlighted combat capabilities offered to nations participating in RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) exercises, senior leaders from the global community stand together for a group photo in front of RF-A 16-2 participating fighter jets June 13, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Leaders spent a total of four days together at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson strengthening foreign relations and showcasing the joint environment unmatched by other exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

After experiencing show of force demonstrations that highlighted combat capabilities offered to nations participating in RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) exercises, senior leaders from the global community stand together for a group photo in front of RF-A 16-2 participating fighter jets June 13, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Leaders spent a total of four days together at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson strengthening foreign relations and showcasing the joint environment unmatched by other exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 210th Rescue Squadron out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, perform a combat search and rescue demonstration June 13, 2016, in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex as an A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., passes by during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2. The demonstration was for the Executive Observer Program, which presents U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ premier multinational large force employment exercise while building partnerships with senior airpower leaders from the global community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., flies by in a show of force demonstration, June 13, 2016, in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2. The A-10 was designed for close-in support of ground troops, close air support and providing quick-action support for troops against helicopters, vehicles and ground troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

U.S. Air Force and senior airpower leaders from the global community watch as an A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., flies by in a show of force demonstration for the Executive Observer Program (EOP), June 13, 2016, in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2. The EOP allows participants the opportunity to experience U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ premier multinational large force employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

An Alaska National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes off after a combat search and rescue demonstration June 13, 2016, in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex as an A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., passes by during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercise that enable U.S. and partner nation forces to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties alongside joint and international forces in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephan Mynatt II, a joint tactical air controller (JTAC) assigned to the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Carson, Colo., receives a radio call during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3, June 13, 2016, at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska. A JTAC’s job is to point close-air support to its target, assisting ground troops in accomplishing their mission safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
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“AIM” high-Loading the Aggressors

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Mendoza escorts Airman 1st Class Tyler Lounds, both aircraft armament systems technicians from the 354th Maintenance Squadron, as Tyler drives the MJU-1 Jammer munition vehicle on the way to an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft while working swing shift June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Jets are flown almost double the normal hours during RF-A, increasing the need for maintenance, which provides training for support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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