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AIRMAN First Class Ryan Richardson, crew cheif, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, sits on the ramp of Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, as he signs off his walk-around inspection prior to his F-16's participation in ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
Major Clark Burtch, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, points out the area in which his flight of F-15 Eagles will be flying in during a pre-flight brief for a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
STAFF Sargeant Jim Harr, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, helps a pilot strap into an F-15 Eagle. The pilot is ready for a familiarization flight in order to become better acquainted with the terrain for ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
AIRMAN Jeffery Ervin, a plane captain with VFA-113, Naval Air Station, Lemoore, CA, stands by an F-18 Hornet while it is being hot refueled. Most of the fighters operating at Roswell Industrial Air Center are being refueled with the engines running during ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Art Carrillo, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina, inspects an F-15 Eagle in preparation for a land orientation flight. A1C Corrilla is deployed to Cannon AFB, New Mexico, in support of ROVING SANDS 97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 188th Fighter Squadron, 150th Fighter Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, wait to take off on a mission during ROVING SANDS '97 as a Southwest Airlines passenger jet taxis across the active runway. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
AIRMAN First Class Kurt Guidry, Crew CHIEF for an F-15 Eagle of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, talks with Major Clark Burtch, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, during a pre-flight inspection prior to a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
Major Mike Pantoni and Captain Jeff Gustafson, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, during a pre-flight brief time hack for a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
Crew chiefs of the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, conduct an end-of-runway inspection of their 77th Fighter Squadron's F-16 Fighting Falcons prior to a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
AIRMAN Jason Bass, Crew CHIEF for the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, launches his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, for a local airspace orientation flight in preparation for ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense
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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS
Base: Kirtland Air Force Base
State: New Mexico (NM)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris Steffen, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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18/04/1997
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