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  • Distinguished visitors of the Joint Land Use Study Razor Talon tour watch an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Fighter Squadron take off, Sept. 16, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The aircraft participated in Razor Talon, which is a monthly exercise that allows service members unique opportunities to combine land, air and sea forces from all service branches in a realistic training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)

    NC leaders experience Razor Talon firsthand

    Two groups of distinguished visitors came to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina to view Razor Talon firsthand, Sept. 16, 2016. Razor Talon is a monthly, large-force, training exercise for joint East Coast tactical and support aviation units. This monthly exercise allows service members unique opportunities to combine land, air and sea forces from all service branches in a realistic training environment.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Scott Shier, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, swims during a parachute line scenario during water survival training, Sept. 15, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Survival, Evasion, resistance and escape specialists from the 347th Operations Support Squadron are responsible for familiarizing aircrews with survival equipment and proper techniques to survive in water in the event of ejecting from an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)

    Aircrews 'test the waters' during SERE training

    Moody aircrew members received training on water survival techniques to familiarize themselves with equipment and ways to survive in water in the event of ejecting from an aircraft. Aircrew members must be trained every 36 months to maintain proficiency. The training consisted of unharnessing parachutes during drag and drops, parachute disentanglement and navigating rafts to be rescued to return with honor.
  • A U.S. Marine F-35 Lightning II from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMRA) 211, takes off during a 53rd Weapon Evaluation Group Weapon System Evaluation Program from the Tyndall flightline Sept. 16, 2016. This WSEP marked Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211’s first deployment since standing up the unit on June 30, and was the first operational F-35 firing of a live air-to-air missile (during Combat Archer). (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)

    F-35 Lightning II has first operational air-to-air missile fire

    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 became the first operational F-35 Lightning II squadron to fire an air-to-air missile Sept. 15, during a 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall AFB.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823d Base Defense Squadron depart an MC-130H Combat Talon II during a static-line jump, Sept. 16, 2016, at the Lee Fulp drop zone in Tifton, Ga. The majority of the 823d is security forces members trained to deploy and protect. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)

    823d BDS maintains airborne proficiency

    Airmen from the 823d Base Defense Group prepare for and conduct static-line jumps from an HC-130J Combat King II, Sept. 16, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base and the Lee Fulp drop zone in Tifton, Ga. Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider and Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan
  • Combat Leaders Course students prepare to land during training in Florence, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2016. The students mission planned and executed a multitude of scenarios including a jump mission with an overland movement, a mass casualty, and a technical rescue with the rotary wing exfiltration all within the climates of southern Arizona and California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby)

    Guardian Angel Combat Leaders Course put into action

    It takes countless years of career field education, multiple deployments and temporary duty assignments to become a pararescue team leader. The 68th Rescue Flight executed a 65-day course for ten pararescuemen in a newly-designed course to develop their leadership abilities while obtaining their 7-level certification for their dynamic career field.
  • Emergency Medical Technicians from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., treat a car accident trauma patient during the 2016 EMT Rodeo Aug. 25, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Cannon’s EMT Rodeo tests the skills of medical professionals from across the Air Force through a series of innovative high-pressure scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Reams/Released)

    EMT Rodeo 2016

    U.S. Air Force Emergency Medical Technicians gathered to compete in the 9th annual Air Force Medical Service EMT Rodeo at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 24-27, 2016. The two and a half day competition involved 24 EMT teams from across the Air Force, both CONUS and OCONUS installations challenging one another for the title of the “Best of the Best” emergency medical teams. Each team consisted of four Airmen who were scored collectively on their timeliness, technique and accurate decision making during multiple high-stress emergency scenarios both in-garrison and in a simulated deployed environment.
  • 1st Lt. Nicholas Adagio, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, conducts a pre-jump check, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 03, 2016. The 83rd ERQS provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. In order to maintain readiness and skill level, they participate in real world scenario exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

    Crucial capabilities unite: personnel recovery, airlift, aeromedical evacuation

    1st Lt. Nicholas Adagio, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, conducts a pre-jump check, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 03, 2016. The 83rd ERQS provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. In order to maintain readiness and skill level, they participate in real world scenario exercises. (U.S. Air Force
  • Staff Sgt. Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, signals for assistance while attending to a simulated patient, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. Pararescue specialists worked to recover simulated wounded patients from scenarios such as being trapped in vehicles and wounds suffered from explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

    Rescue Airmen hone extraction skills

  • Lt. Col. Paul Wurster (left), 1st Reconnaissance Squadron commander, places Maj. J.J.’s, 1st RS student pilot, U-2 Dragon Lady patch after qualifying as the 1,000 pilot to operate the U-2 Aug. 31, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. To have the opportunity to fly a U-2, the applicant must be a pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces, have obtained 1200 rated flight hours or other variables depending on aircraft flown, 12 months or 400 hours as pilot in command, and have gone through the application process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)

    1,000th pilot tames U-2 Dragon Lady

    The U-2 Dragon Lady reached a milestone in its 61 years of service Aug. 31, 2016, here, qualifying Maj. J.J., 1st Reconnaissance Squadron student pilot, as the 1,000 pilot to operate the aircraft. J.J. completed his first solo flight to become a part of the select few who have tamed the Dragon Lady. He still has key components of the program to complete before he is a fully-qualified U-2 pilot, such as training and flying in the full-pressure suit, flying at 70,000 feet and operating the mobile chase car.
  • The Distributed Ground Station-4 team takes a team picture in front of the U-2 the recent Red Flag 16-3 exercise July 11-29, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range of Nellis Air Force Base. The mission of Red Flag is to provide unrivaled air, space and cyber combat power for America by combining available assets to create the most realistic possible, air, ground and space threat environment for combat training. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    693rd ISRG increases capabilities during Red Flag 16-3

    The 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group participated in a recent Red Flag 16-3 exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 11-29. The mission of Red Flag is to provide unrivaled air, space and cyber combat power for America by combining available assets to create a realistic air, ground and space threat environment for combat training. This exercise provides a forum for face-to-face exchange of ideas and lessons learned between joint and combined forces.
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