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Feature                                                                                                                                             17August 12, 2016

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 apt. Awal                                                                       U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum                                                                                         U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum
selin, 555th
                    An F-16, assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy,                                                       Senior Airman Manuel Jimenez, 555th Fighter Squadron crew chief, Aviano Air Base, Italy,
  ighter            accelerates down the runway during take-o at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,                                                      cleans the landing gear of an F-16 Fighting Falcon before take-o at Nellis Air Force Base,
 quadron,           Aug. 2, before participation in Green Flag 16-8. Green Flag exercises provide                                                  Nev., Aug. 2. The 555th FS is participating in a realistic air-land integration combat training
 viano Air          critical joint training for approximately 75,000 joint and coalition personnel                                                 exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies.
 ase, Italy,        per year, including 3,000 sorties, 6,000 ight hours, and the expenditure of
ilot, salutes as    over 700,000 pounds of live and training ordnance.
e taxis before
ake-o at Nellis                                                                        An F-16, assigned
 ir Force Base,                                                                        to the 555th Fighter
 ev., Aug. 2.                                                                          Squadron, Aviano Air
he 555th FS is                                                                         Base, Italy, takes o at
 articipating                                                                          Nellis Air Force Base,
n Green Flag                                                                           Nev., Aug. 2. Green
6-8, a large                                                                           Flag, in support of the
cale air-to-                                                                           U.S. Army’s National
round combat                                                                           Training Center,
xercise.                                                                               provides invaluable
                                                                                       combat training to
                                                                                       Joint and Coalition
                                                                                       war ghters in the art of
                                                                                       air-land integration and
                                                                                       the joint employment
                             U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum of airpower.

                                                                                         U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum                                                                                              U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum

                    Capt. Awal Iselin, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Force Base, Italy, pilot,                                                Airman 1st Class Obadiyah Ivens, 555th Fighter Squadron crew chief, Aviano Air Force Base,
                    performs a walk around of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base,                                                    Italy, prepares the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 2,
                    Nev., Aug. 2, before it participation in Green Flag 16-8. On average, all four                                                 for participation in Green Flag 16-8. Green Flag is a close air support and joint exercise
                    military services, including the guard and reserve components, participate in                                                  administered by the U.S. Air Force Air Warfare Center and Nellis AFB through the 549th
                    two Green Flag exercises each year.                                                                                            Combat Training Squadron.

ss Kevin Tanenbaum                                                               U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum                                                                                         U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum

Air Force Base,     Senior Airman Manuel Jimenez, 555th Fighter Squadron crew chief, Aviano                                                        Senior Airman Manuel Jimenez, 555th Fighter Squadron crew chief, Aviano Air Base, Italy,
                    Air Base, Italy, prepares the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon for take-o at                                                 prepares the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon for take-o at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
                    Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 2. The 555th FS ew to Fort Irwin, Calif., to                                                 Aug. 2. The 555th FS ew to Fort Irwin, Calif., to participate in Green Flag 16-8.
                    participate in Green Flag 16-8.
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