Air Force Maj. Steve “Waldo” Alsen displays his squadron’s signature “buzzard claw” gesture after arriving in his F-16C Fighting Falcon at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California to participate in exercise Bamboo Eagle on Jan. 26. Alsen is a pilot with the 510th Fighter Squadron based at Aviano Air Base in Italy. The squadron’s nickname is the Buzzards, and its pilots often use the buzzard claw gesture in a show of esprit de corps. This is the first iteration of Bamboo Eagle, which is a Air Force Warfare Center live-fly, multidomain combat readiness exercise. Bamboo Eagle
Air Force Maj. Steve “Waldo” Alsen displays his squadron’s signature “buzzard claw” gesture after arriving in his F-16C Fighting Falcon at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California to participate in exercise Bamboo Eagle on Jan. 26. Alsen is a pilot with the 510th Fighter Squadron based at Aviano Air Base in Italy. The squadron’s nickname is the Buzzards, and its pilots often use the buzzard claw gesture in a show of esprit de corps. This is the first iteration of Bamboo Eagle, which is a Air Force Warfare Center live-fly, multidomain combat readiness exercise. Bamboo Eagle includes more than 150 aircraft operating from over 10 locations across the West Coast, flying training missions over the Pacific Ocean. ( Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)
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