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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman checks equipment inventory during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman loads a GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm cannon on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

U.S. Airmen reconfirgure an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

An A-10C Thunderbolt II prepares to taxi during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

U.S. Airmen wait for radio orders during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman adjusts his mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman performs a check on his mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

U.S. Airmen perform buddy checks on each other while donning mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

U.S. Airmen don mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman dons mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman directs an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

U.S. Airmen perform buddy checks on each other while donning mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman suits up in mission-oriented protective posture gear during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts training exercise

A U.S. Airman issues equipment and supplies during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)

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D-M conducts large-scale exercise

A U.S. Airman reconfigures an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was designed to test the base’s mission readiness while under the stressors of a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

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D-M conducts large-scale exercise

U.S. Airmen oversee the reconfiguration of an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was designed to test the base’s mission readiness while under the stressors of a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

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D-M conducts large-scale exercise

U.S. Airmen reconfigure an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was designed to test the base’s mission readiness while under the stressors of a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Airmen perform a post reconnaissance sweep during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness and simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Airmen set up a cordon for a simulated unexploded ordnance during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

A U.S. Airman places a cone to cordon off a simulated unexploded ordnance during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Airmen prepare to set up a cordon for a simulated unexploded ordnance during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Airmen proceed to a simulated deployed environment during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 11, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness and simulate a deployment. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shanece Johnson, 355th Fighter Wing command chief, briefs safe practices before transiting to a simulated deployed environment during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 11, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness and simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Airmen don mission-oriented protective posture gear during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 11, 2018. The Cactus Flag exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

A U.S. Airman dons full mission-oriented protective posture gear during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. MOPP gear allows Airmen to continue working during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear conditions with minimal impact to mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag exercise

U.S. Airmen lie in a prone position in full mission-oriented protective posture gear during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. MOPP gear allows Airmen to continue working during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear conditions with minimal impact to mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Giovanni Sims)

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D-M executes Cactus Flag 18-02 readiness exercise (3 of 4)

Published Feb. 14, 2018
By 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- A U.S. Airman checks equipment inventory during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The exercise was held to test readiness in response to a simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)