Air Force Airman First Class Kawan Thornton, a crew chief with the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, marshals an F-22 Raptor piloted by Air Force 1st Lt. Jake Heydinger, 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, in support of Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 25, 2024. Approximately 3,000 service members across four branches are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 150 aircraft from 24 units in more than 10 locations during Bamboo Eagle, a Air Force Warfare Center exercise execute


Air Force Airman First Class Kawan Thornton, a crew chief with the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, marshals an F-22 Raptor piloted by Air Force 1st Lt. Jake Heydinger, 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, in support of Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 25, 2024. Approximately 3,000 service members across four branches are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 150 aircraft from 24 units in more than 10 locations during Bamboo Eagle, a Air Force Warfare Center exercise executed during what would typically be the third week of Red Flag 24-1. ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)


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