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Airmen bring the heat

Airman Kevin Gibson counts 20mm ammunition August 13, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Units at Eielson on temporary duty bring their allocation with them and can expend over 20,000 rounds during a typical Red Flag-Alaska exercise. Each round is counted, inspected and loaded into the Universal Ammunitions Loading Assembly (UALS) by hand before it is towed to the flightline to be loaded into the jet. Airman Gibson is a Conventional Maintenance Crew Member assigned to the 354th Munitions Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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Airmen bring the heat

Senior Airman Nicholas Crissman installs squibs into chaff countermeasure sticks August 13, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Each individual squib must be pushed in by hand. A good crew can build a thousand countermeasure sticks in an hour. Airman Crissman is a Conventional Maintenance Crew Chief assigned to the 354th Munitions Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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Airmen bring the heat

Senior Airmen Nicholas Crissman and Derek White, Airman 1st Class Darryl Gulley install squibs into chaff countermeasure sticks August 13, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The squib provides the explosive charge needed to fire the chaff out of the aircraft. Each of Eielson's Aggressors fly 30 to 60 sticks of chaff on every mission. Some of the TDY units fly double that amount. The 354th Munitions Flight can go through six thousand sticks a week during a typical Red Flag exercise. Once expended, the Airmen must account for each stick and squib to ensure accountability. The Airmen are assigned to the 354th Munitions Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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Airmen bring the heat

Senior Airman Clarence Burse removes a protective dome cover from an AGM(Air to Ground)-65 missile August 13, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. In training environments these covers are removed before flight for safety purposes. Pilots fire these missiles at simulated or real armored targets on Eielson's ranges. Airman Burse is a Precision Guided Munitions Crew Chief stationed at Osan Air Base, Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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JTAC'S zero in

Two A-10 Thunderbolts II fly as wingmen over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag Alaska 10-4 August 12, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The JPARC provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, more than 30 threat simulators, one conventional bombing range, and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTAC'S zero in on the target

Staff Sgt. Darrell Walters makes visual contact with the A-10 Thunderbolt II for close-air-support missions Red-Flag Alaska 10-4 August 12, Eielson Air Force Base. The complex provides unique oppertunities to practice tactical movements at a simulated forward operating base to keep Airmen combat ready. Sergeant Walters is a radio frequency transmissions systems technician assigned to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTAC'S zero in on the target

An A-10 Thunderbolts II fly over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag Alaska 10-4 August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The JPARC provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, more than 30 threat simulators, one conventional bombing range, and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTAC'S zero in on the target

An A-10 Thunderbolt II targets simulated threats over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex Red-Flag Alaska 10-4 August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The JPARC is set up with sensors in the ground to score the hits during close-air-support training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTAC'S zero in on the target

Staff Sgt. Derek Snyder reviews a map before calling in coordinates of targets to A-10 Thunderbolts II pilots during Red-Flag Alaska 10-4, August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sergeant Snyder will make radio contact to request close air support and munitions needed to attack the simulated threat during the exercise. Sergeant Snyder is a Joint Terminal Air Controller assigned to Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTAC'S zero in on the target

Airmen pull each other up to the top of conex boxes to idientify targets downrange to call in accurate coordinates to the aircraft during Red-Flag Alaska 10-4, August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The joint terminal air controllers identify ground targets for close air support missions downrange. RF-A provides oppertunities to integrate joint, coalition and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTAC'S zero in on the target

Airmen simulate pulling 360 degrees of security down range after being dropped off by a UH-60 Black Hawk during Red-Flag Alaska 10-4, August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The joint terminal air controllers identify ground targets for close air support missions downrange. RF-A provides oppertunities to integrate joint, coalition and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases that the 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex has to offer. The JTACs are assigned to Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTACs zero in on the target

Airmen simulate landing in a hot landing zone downrange after being dropped off by a UH-60 Black Hawk during Red-Flag Alaska 10-4, August 12, 2010 Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The joint terminal air controllers identify ground targets for close air support missions downrange. RF-A provides oppertunities to integrate joint, coalition and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases that the 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex has to offer. The JTACs are assigned to Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTACs zero in on the target

Airmen riding in the UH-60 Black Hawk reflect in Staff Sgt. Glen Derra's sun glasses during Red-Flag Alaska 10-4, August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The joint terminal air controllers identify ground targets for close-air-support missions down range. RF-A provides oppertunities to integrate joint, coalition and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases that the 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex has to offer. Sergeant Derra is assigned to the 25 Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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JTACs zero in on the target

Airmen riding in the UH-60 Black Hawk fly over the Tanana river to set a tactical position in the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 10-4, August 12, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The joint terminal air controllers identify ground targets for close air support missions downrange. RF-A provides oppertunities to integrate joint, coalition and bilateral training from simulated forward operating bases that the 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex has to offer. Sgt. Derra is assigned to the 25 Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Civic leaders experience Red Flag-Alaska

Civic leaders talk along the runway August 10, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The leaders traveled to the Pacific Alaska Range Complex by UH-60 Black Hawk to get mission oriented, hands-on experience to better understand the Red Flag mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Civic leaders experience Red Flag Alaska

Civic leaders interact with the arctic survival instructors August 10, 2010 Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. While the civic leaders toured Eielson they recieved mission oriented, hands-on experience of the Red Flag-Alaska mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Civic leaders experience Red Flag-Alaska

Army SPC. Brad McKenzie performs final checks before take-off Aug. 10, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Specialist McKenzie is a crew chief assigned to the 1/207th Alpha Company, Fort Wainwright, Alaska and is operating in a joint force exercise to give an oppertunity to the civic leaders to experience first hand the Red Flag mission in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Civic leaders experience Red Flag Alaska

Army Maj. James Siedenburg navigates the UH-60 Black Hawk over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex Aug. 10, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Black Hawk's are carrying the civic leaders to the Pacific Alaska Range Complex to get mission oriented, hands-on experience of the Red Flag-Alaska mission. Major Siedenburg is an operations officer assigned to the 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Civic leaders experience Red Flag-Alaska

Army Spc. Brad McKenzie keeps a watchful eye through the gunners hatch Aug. 10, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Specialist McKenzie is a crew chief assisgned to the 1/207th Alpha company Fort Wainwright Alaska and is operating in a joint force exercise to give hands on experience to the civic leaders that are touring the base to better understand the Red Flag mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Civic leaders experience Red Flag-Alaska

Col. Phillip W. Hoover looks out the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex during a civic leadership tour Aug. 10, 2010, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The tour provided the leaders with mission oriented, hands-on experience of the Red Flag-Alaska mission. Colonel Hoover is the 354th Fighter Wing Operation Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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