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Captain (CPT) Joseph Hedrick of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, winner of overall Top Gun honors in the Long Rifle III competition, conducts a preflight check on his F-16 aircraft. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

Captain (CPT) Joseph Hedrick of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, winner of overall Top Gun honors in the Long Rifle III competition, conducts a preflight check on his F-16 aircraft. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

Captain (CPT) Joseph Hedrick of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, poses with a rifle in front of his F-16 aircraft to symbolize the Long Rifle III competition in which he has taken Top Gun honors. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

First Lieutenant (1LT) Mitch Reeves, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, examines a wing tip mounted AIM-9 Sidewinder missile while conducting a preflight check on an F-16 aircraft during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

An F-16 aircraft team prepares for takeoff during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

Captain (CPT) Drew Nelson, F-4E Phantom II aircraft pilot, and Lieutenant (LT) Steven Skinner, weapons officer, both of the 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron, checks maintenance log on thier aircraft during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

A right side view of an F-16 aircraft taking off during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews' abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

A Tactical Air Command F-4 Phantom II aircraft in camouflage paint scheme departs form the base following the Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tested tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Peter Terrebonne, a B-52H Stratofortress bomber Radar Navigator assigned to the 340th Weapons School, at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), performs a preflight inspection on a 2000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) rack prior to a test mission over the Utah Test and Training Range

Captain (CPT) Joseph Hedrick of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, winner of overall Top Gun honors in the Long Rifle III competition, conducts a preflight check on his F-16 aircraft. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

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Base: Macdill Air Force Base

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson

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label_outline Explore Gunnery Competition Tests, Long Rifle Iii Competition, First Look

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