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US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jake McCloskey, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight, sweeps for mines during a training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine
Two US military students, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2 (EODTEU-2), participate in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training drill at Fort Story Army Base, Virginia (VA). This drill is designed to replicate EOD situations that have occurred in both Afghanistan (AFG) and Iraq (IRQ) and are being conducted in order to train and prepare all US military units for action in foreign areas in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
Medical team personnel administer emergency care to a simulated casualty within the mine field in order to stabilize the patient during a realistic training exercise near Mostar. Once the patient is stabilized he will be moved to a safer location. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals
Near Mostar, a Croatian student in the land mine de-mining training practices setting off the explosives. An electrical trigger is used to detonate explosives that are set on land mines. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals
Inside the 32nd AOG (Air Operations Group) Air Operations Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Major Nite Vite briefs exercise participants on emergency procedures and security concerns in the center during exercise UNION FLASH 01. The USAFE (US Air Force in Europe) sponsored exercise UNION FLASH 01 to train the Joint Force Air Component Commander, The Joint Air Operations Center and the USAREUR (US Army Europe) Battlefield Coordination Element using computer simulation and state-of-the-art software programs in the art of war planning and execution
Using smoke for concealment, Republic of Georgia Army Soldiers assigned to the 16th Mountain Battalion maneuver down range during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the Vasiani Training Area, located in the Republic of Georgia, while conducting training with US Military Personnel during the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). The training is designed to enhance the operational capabilities of select Georgian units to increase security of Georgia's borders and promote stability within the region. Task Force GTEP is headed by US Marine Corps (USMC) Forces Europe and contains components of the US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF)
U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Tom Disburg, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, points out a topographical land mark to a student during a land navigation practical exercise at Lukavak. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group, in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions, embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals
US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Eric Furman struggles to make head or tails of information during simulated battles at the simulated Joint Air Operations Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Though it's sometimes chaotic, the classroom environment provides an important training ground for junior officers who will lead the Air Force in the 21st century. This image was used in the April 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Airmanship 101."
Students "deploy" to a bare-base environment during Exercise IRON FLAG, where they must execute a munitions plan and sustain combat munitions production. Iron Flag simulates the fog and fiction of war, preparing ammo (ammunition) troops for real-world contingencies like the recent Operation Allied Force in the former Yugoslavia. This photograph was used in the article "Bomb U.," from the September 1999 AIRMAN Magazine
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Subject Operation/Series: IRON FLAG
Base: Beale Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
01/09/1999
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