Master Sgt. Thomas Skaggs and Technical Sgt. Alex Isaac, munitions specialists from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, prepares to install a MAU-169 guidance section on a 500 pound Guided Bomb Unit “GBU-12” at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. While not directly participating in the Green Flag exercise, he and his fellow munitions team mates are supporting a variety of training missions at Nellis AFB. 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 par
Master Sgt. Thomas Skaggs and Technical Sgt. Alex Isaac, munitions specialists from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, prepares to install a MAU-169 guidance section on a 500 pound Guided Bomb Unit “GBU-12” at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. While not directly participating in the Green Flag exercise, he and his fellow munitions team mates are supporting a variety of training missions at Nellis AFB. 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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