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F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, from the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, taxi to takeoff for a simulated battle in the Korea province during the 8th Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM and from the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, taxi to takeoff for a simulated battle in the Korea province during the 8th Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Olmstead and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Bylica, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron (FS), 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to load AIM-120 air-to-air missiles loaded on a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The 35th FS and the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Olmstead, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, pulls a weapons loading tug armed with AIM-120 air-to-air missiles away from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. SRA Olmstead and the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

Crewchiefs from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, assess a safety check to an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, through a crash recovery scenario during Kunsan's Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Bylica and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Olmstead, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, adjusts and tightens fins on a AIM-120 air-to-air missile loaded on a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The men, along with the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Bylica, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, adjusts and tightens a fin on a AIM-120 air-to-air missile loaded on a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. SRA Bylica and the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Steve Webster, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, adjusts and tightens a fin on a AIM-120 air-to-air missile loaded on a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. SRA Webster and the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, attempts a hook barrier engagement scenario during Kunsan's Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, from the 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, return from a simulated battle in the Korea province during the 8th Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

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Base: Kunsan Air Base

Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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aircraft aim sidewinder amraam missiles amraam missiles fighter squadron kunsan kunsan air base republic korea return battle province korea province inspection operational readiness inspection ori personnel wartime capabilities wartime capabilities ability jet airplane jet aircraft f 16 air base aim 9 sidewinder f 16 fighting falcon f 16 falcon staff sergeant us air force south korea republic of korea high resolution aim 120 amraam missiles ssgt jerry morrison usaf air force base operational readiness military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives
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label_outline Explore Aim 120 Amraam Missiles, Wartime Capabilities, Ssgt Jerry Morrison

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A loadmaster from the 136th Airlift Wing (AW), Fort Worth, Texas, marshalls a grader on to a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Guard Combat Training Center, Mississippi. Members of the 136th AW are deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi, participating in exercise IGX-5. IGX-5 is an ORI (Operational Readiness Exercise) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location. The exercise, which lasts just under a week, is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel

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Passing rain clouds, during sunrise, frame a C-5B Galaxy that is parked on one of Malmstrom Air Force Base's taxiways. The C-5 was used to transport personnel and equipment for the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

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Fire fighters with the 55th Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire Department fill a temporary water reservoir for use during the Operational Readiness Exercise at the Ability to Survive and Operation (ATSO) north area in preparation for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection at the base

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from HMH-463 Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, that was disassembled so it could be transported to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, waits to be put back together during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001 at Anderson Air Force Base. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

U.S. Air Force CHIEF MASTER SGT. Jeff Hulme, a competition judge from Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, writes down his notes while checking an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, during exercise William Tell at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Dennis J. Henry Jr.) (Released)

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (foreground left), U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, and U.S. Air Force GEN. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, answer questions for members of the 9-11 Commission, on Capital Hill, March 23, 2004. The three heads of the Department of Defense are testifying before the National Commission on Terrorists Attacks. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Jerry Morrison Jr.) (Released)

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aircraft aim sidewinder amraam missiles amraam missiles fighter squadron kunsan kunsan air base republic korea return battle province korea province inspection operational readiness inspection ori personnel wartime capabilities wartime capabilities ability jet airplane jet aircraft f 16 air base aim 9 sidewinder f 16 fighting falcon f 16 falcon staff sergeant us air force south korea republic of korea high resolution aim 120 amraam missiles ssgt jerry morrison usaf air force base operational readiness military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives