Maintenance Airmen assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron
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Maintenance Airmen assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron prep a F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to conducting close air support (CAS) for a multi-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation May 21, 2015, during Crescent Reach 15, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. This exercise tested and evaluated the 79th Fighter Squadron's ability to provide CAS for a simulated response abroad. The 79th Fighter Squadron launched two F-16 Fighting Falcons to support a multi-ship C-17 formation that flew to Pope Air Force Base, N.C. They are supporting multiple C-17s and C-130s cargo aircraft as they dropped over 1,700 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and critical equipment, such as Humvees and artillery to simulate a Joint Forcible Entry of the Global Response Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)
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