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Warfighters gather to train for close-air-support operations

Airman Josh Lacki prepares to fire at "enemy" troops during Atlantic Strike VI Nov. 6 at Avon Park, Fla. Airman Lacki is a tactical air control party member from the 11th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Hood, Texas. He is part of the opposition forces during the exercise to challenge joint terminal attack controllers working with Army platoons to use airpower in urban close-air-support operations. The exercise is scheduled to last through Nov. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephenie Wade)

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Moving into position

Tech. Sgt. Rick Setlock moves to another firing position during Exercise Koa Lightning training Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii. Sergeant Setlock is a tactical air control party member from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Warfighter's Edge

Two Airmen demonstrate Warfighter's Edge, or WEdge, a new command and control tool designed to automate briefings for aircrews, organizes information and delivers it to users in a tailored, real-time format. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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B-2s train with JTACs, drop bombs on target

Staff Sgt. George Earhart plots coordinates on a range map Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Sergeant Earhart is a tactical air controller from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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B-2s train with JTACs, drop bombs on target

Airman 1st Class Robert Gaines calls in an air strike Oct. 23 during the Koa Lightning exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Airman Gaines is a tactical air controller from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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TACPs participate in excercise

Staff Sgt. George Earhart reviews advanced self-aid buddy care and medical evacuation training with Airmen Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. The Airmen are tactical air control party members from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The TACPs are training as part of the Koa Lighting exercise where bombers fly from Guam and practice their targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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TACPs participate in excercise

Tech. Sgt. Rick Setlock moves to another firing position during training Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. Sergeant Setlock is a tactical air control party member from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The TACPs are training as part of the Koa Lighting exercise where bombers fly from Guam and practice their targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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TACPs participate in excercise

Tech. Sgt. Rick Setlock gives instructions on setting up and securing an evacuation landing zone during training Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. Sergeant Setlock is a tactical air control party member from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The TACPs are training as part of the Koa Lighting exercise where bombers fly from Guam and practice their targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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TACPs participate in excercise

Staff Sgt. George Earhart takes point while training his Airmen on patrol tactics Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. The Airmen are tactical air control party members from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The TACPs are training as part of the Koa Lighting exercise where bombers fly from Guam and practice their targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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TACPs participate in excercise

Tech. Sgt. Rick Setlock (left) and Staff Sgt. George Earhart wait to begin training Oct. 23 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. The Airmen are tactical air control party members from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The TACPs are training as part of the Koa Lighting exercise where bombers fly from Guam and practice their targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Water rescue

Members of the 31st Rescue Squadron prepare to transport Capt. Derek Flynn to medical facilities at Kadena Air Base, Japan, after pulling him out of the waters off the coast of Okinawa Oct. 24. Captain Flynn was placed in the water as part of a Kadena AB survival, evasion, resistance and escape exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky)

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Waiting on a call

Senior Airman Jacob Carter takes part in a mass casualty exercise Oct. 22 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The exercise evaluates joint operations, procedures and command and control among Department of Defense and interagency partners for natural or man-made disasters inside the nation’s capital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Day)

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Counter attack

Airman 1st. Class Sankar Montoule leads a counter attack Aug. 29 against simulated enemy insurgents during a force-on-force training exercise on Aviano Air Base, Italy. Airman Montoule is with the 31st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

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Revving up for Red Flag

In the background, a B-1B Lancer takes off Aug. 30 during Red Flag 07-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag tests aircrew war-fighting skills in realistic combat situations. The aircraft fly missions during the day and night to the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range to simulate an air war. The Lancer is from Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Revving up for Red Flag

Crew chiefs Tech. Sgt Jon Chasse and Senior Airman Jacylyn Sporczc perform an aircraft quick-turn of a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 28 during the Red Flag 07-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Servicemembers from all the U.S. military branches, along with coalition forces, are participating in the event. The Airmen are assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert W. Hoffman Jr)

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Revving up for Red Flag

Tech. Sgt. Jon Chasse marshals in a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 28 during the Red Flag 07-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag tests aircrew war-fighting skills in realistic combat situations. The aircraft fly missions during the day and night to the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range to simulate an air war. Sergeant Chasse is a crew chief assigned to the 92nd Fighter Wing at Fairchild AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Revving up for Red Flag

Captain Bill Kopp prepares to taxi an F-15 Eagle on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flightline Aug. 28 during the Red Flag 07-3 exercise. Servicemembers from all the U.S. military branches, along with coalition forces, are participating in the event. Captain Kopp is a pilot with the Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing at Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Sommer)

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Revving up for Red Flag

Crew chief Staff Sgt Adam Pattison pulls pre-flight safety pins on an F-15 Eagle during the Red Flag 07-3 exercise Aug. 28 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Servicemembers from all the U.S. military branches, along with coalition forces, are participating in the event. Sergeant Pattison is an Air National Guard member assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing at Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Sommer)

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Revving up for Red Flag

Crew chief Senior Airman Joe King fills a liquid oxygen tank on an F-15 Eagle during the Red Flag 07-3 exercise Aug. 28 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Servicemembers from all the U.S. military branches, along with coalition forces, are participating in the event. Airman King is assigned to the Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing at Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Sommer)

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Revving up for Red Flag

Before a launch, crew chief Staff Sgt. Jesse Taylor primes an E-3 Airborne Control and Warning System aircraft's engine during the Red Flag 07-3 exercise Aug. 28 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Servicemembers from all the U.S. military branches, along with coalition forces, are participating in the event. Sergeant Taylor is assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker AFB, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Patrick M. Kuminecz)

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