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California Air National Guard (CAANG) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Jeffrey Penzel, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), carefully inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on a F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

California Air National Guard (CAANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Darryl Ferguson, Fuels Craftsman, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), finishes his paperwork after fueling an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations...

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark Ellis, Engineer, 144th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), finishes sweeping the area, dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture level-3 (MOPP-3) gear, after the all clear signal was given during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Esmeralda Martinez, Crew CHIEF, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), prepares to marshal out an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Russell Martin (left), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Bret Armstrong (center), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rodnie Roberts (right), Weapons Loaders, 144th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), prepare to download an AIM-120 AMRAAM Slammer air-to-air missile from an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Aaron Starnes, Maintenance Technician 144th Fighter Wing (FW), installs a panel on an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, inside a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Four California Air National Guard (CAANG) 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW) crew chiefs, from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), take a break after launching their respective F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Neuman (left) and TSGT Leslie Alves, Egress Technicians, 144th Maintenance Group (MG), 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), begin to correct deficiencies by checking the canopy guide pins on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during Phase I of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Robert Riggs, a crew chief, 144th Maintenance Group (MG), 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), prepares to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Chris Drudge, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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