Lt. Col. Thomas Kelly, a pilot from the 120th Fighter

Lt. Col. Thomas Kelly, a pilot from the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft back to a parking spot on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during a Green Flag exercise, November 7, 2018. The 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, is participating in a Green Flag training exercise based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Roughly 200 members and eight F-16 aircraft participated in the realistic training which is meant to prepare them for their upcoming deployment overseas next year. Green Flag is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies and is primarily conducted in conjunction with US Army Combat Training Center exercises at Ft. Irwin, CA. It is a Close Air Support and Joint exercise administered by the US Air Force Air Warfare Center and Nellis AFB through the 549th Combat Training Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)