Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Pincheira, 12CTS Field Instructor for rotational training units for JTAC’s and others that come through Nellis AFB requiring field condition training is coordinating a training scenario between Colorado Air National Guard pilots and the opposing forces (OPFOR) at Ft. Irwin National Training Center. The 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, is participating in a Green Flag training exercise based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Roughly 200 members and eight F-16 aircraft participated in the realistic training which is meant to prepare them for their u
Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Pincheira, 12CTS Field Instructor for rotational training units for JTAC’s and others that come through Nellis AFB requiring field condition training is coordinating a training scenario between Colorado Air National Guard pilots and the opposing forces (OPFOR) at Ft. Irwin National Training Center. The 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, is participating in a Green Flag training exercise based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Roughly 200 members and eight F-16 aircraft participated in the realistic training which is meant to prepare them for their upcoming deployment overseas next year. Green Flag is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies and is primarily conducted in conjunction with US Army Combat Training Center exercises at Ft Irwin, CA. It is a Close Air Support and Joint exercise administered by the US Air Force Air Warfare Center and Nellis AFB through the 549th Combat Training Squadron.
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