During the short take off and landing phase of the Mobility Air Forces Exercise, a C-17 Globemaster lII ands on a dirt landing zone at the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 29th Weapons Squadron provides advanced tactical training to C-130 Hercules aircrew selected to attend the Weapons School here. The six-month, graduate-level course culminates in a massive airlift mission, called the Mobility Air Forces Exercise. More than 30 airlift assets and hundreds of support personnel from across the Air Force participate in the biannual training exercise.


During the short take off and landing phase of the Mobility Air Forces Exercise, a C-17 Globemaster lII ands on a dirt landing zone at the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 29th Weapons Squadron provides advanced tactical training to C-130 Hercules aircrew selected to attend the Weapons School here. The six-month, graduate-level course culminates in a massive airlift mission, called the Mobility Air Forces Exercise. More than 30 airlift assets and hundreds of support personnel from across the Air Force participate in the biannual training exercise.


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