Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii, make preparations for a combined arms live-fire exercise (CALFEX) at a training range at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan, May 15, 2018. TACP Airmen operate in small groups to provide airspace deconfliction and terminal control of close air support. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assist

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Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii, make preparations for a combined arms live-fire exercise (CALFEX) at a training range at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan, May 15, 2018. TACP Airmen operate in small groups to provide airspace deconfliction and terminal control of close air support. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

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