Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas McDowd lays prone while firing on enemy forces at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 24, 2013. A Air Force airman removes camouflage netting at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 24, 2013. McDowd is assigned to the 729th Air Control Squadron who are currently in a mock deployment "Operation Raging Bull 14-1" which will help prepare the airmen for future deployments. The deployment is held to help the airmen from setting up a base, to defense techniques and holding off enemy forces, all while still conducting their primary mission: being the eyes and ears over

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas McDowd lays prone while firing on enemy forces at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 24, 2013. A Air Force airman removes camouflage netting at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 24, 2013. McDowd is assigned to the 729th Air Control Squadron who are currently in a mock deployment "Operation Raging Bull 14-1" which will help prepare the airmen for future deployments. The deployment is held to help the airmen from setting up a base, to defense techniques and holding off enemy forces, all while still conducting their primary mission: being the eyes and ears over a combat theater. The squadron is only one of three active duty air control squadrons in the Air Force. Airman Taylor Queen)

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