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926th Wing airmen get into football Hunters hand out school supplies at Creech AFB

spirit with Raiders training camp It’s back to school season across the country, and the Hunters of

the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force
Base, Nev., handed out donated school supplies Aug. 13, 2021.
The NFL football pre-season has already started, yard dash, three-cone shuttle, vertical jump, receiving The drive through event at the Wing Headquarters, allowed par-
and members of the 926th Wing from Nellis Air Force gauntlet and quarterback arm challenge. ents and guardians to collect school supplies without having to get
Base, Nev., are all in! In their first pre-season game, the Las Vegas Raiders out of their vehicles.
On Aug. 10, Airmen had took the opportunity to hosted the Seattle Seahawks, winning the game 20-7. There were two shifts – one in the morning and one in the after-
take part in the USAA/Raiders Salute to Service Train- In the coming weeks, the Raiders will travel to Los noon. The event was open to all Creech Airmen!
ing Camp. Angeles Aug. 21 to take on the Rams; and San Francisco
The event gave Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air on Aug. 29 to take on the San Francisco 49ers.
Force Bases the opportunity to participate in a “train- Regular season play starts Sept. 19, when the Raiders
ing camp” involving multiple drills, including the 40- travel to Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Air Force photographs

WArfIghTINg, from Page 4 “Without space-based capabilities, you lose
access to GPS satellites, around the world com-
“As non-kinetics and Space itself, we’ve already munication, SATCOM, along with convenience,”
infused with Global Positioning Systems, satellite said Sula. “I believe there is a role to play, and
Staff Sgt. Milana Jones, 926th Logistics Readiness communications (SATCOM) and bringing what space is a fantastic enabler.”
Flight, participates in the vertical jump during the Air Force photographs by Dan Mena we offer at Red Flag on the electronic warfare A key focus during the three-week exercise
USAA/Raiders Salute to Service Training Camp, Members of the 926th Wing were at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 10, 2021, to take part in the USAA/Raiders Salute side,” said 2nd Lt. Joshua Miller, 16th SCS. was to find out how space and ISR can create
Aug. 10, 2021. to Service Training Camp. Miller explained that electronic attack and agile problem solvers when their capabilities are
electronic surveillance assets provide an option hindered or removed, allowing for battle man-
to help monitor and detect Electromagnetic In- agers to learn, re-train and execute the mission.
terference (EMI) for the blue forces’ signals and “We can help flyers with the mission planning
its health. This also allows for his team to do the and getting the non-kinetic effects in the begin-
same against the red force’s EMIs. ning stages, to make the mission more success-
The 414th CTS planned a multitude of joint ful,” said Sula.
space assets and tools to rival both red and blue One of the things the space and cyber partici-
forces during the exercise. Although continuing pants have continued to push for is the integra-
to grow the joint and allied force multi-domain tion of traditional only air-only exercises.
capabilities, all participating space units have “There is usually a fight for relevance and a
one common goal. fight to get the airside to accept that there are
Maj. Paul Sula, 26th Space Aggressor Squad- other missions that can have a significant impact Air Force photograph by Tech. Alexandre Montes
Members of the 926th Wing had the chance to ron standards and evaluation flight commander, on how a mission can come out,” said Sula. U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Nick Amerson, 16th Space Control Squadron crew
take part in the USAA/Raiders Salute to Service mentioned that on the Red Force, it is all U.S. The bottom line from this exercise was that commander, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane O’Connor, 8th Space Warning
Training Camp, Aug. 20, 2021. The event gave Air Force, but back at his home station he is con- space, cyber and ISR are enablers across the board Squadron staff instructor, and Capt. Gideon Bernthal, U.S. Army Space and
Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Base, Nev., stantly working with U.S. Marine contingents. for the joint force and their assets. Learning these Missile Defense Command G33 future operations space control planner,
the opportunity to participate in a “training camp” His experience has allowed the Red Force to play tactics at Nellis and over the Nevada Test and pose for a portrait, during Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base,
involving mulitple drills, including the 40-yard Tech. Sgt. Tina Baiza, 926th Logistics Readiness Flight, a significant role in this year’s Red Flag-Nellis Training Range can help leverage common per- Nev. Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 has hosted a new approach, integrating space
dash, three3-cone shuttle, verticle jump, receiving takes off in the 40-yard dash during the USAA/Raiders Airmen with 926th Wing take part in the USAA/Raiders Salute to 21-3, as they replicated and trained the joint blue spectives against shared threats, allowing us to components into both blue and red forces. These teams included U.S.
gauntlet and quarterback arm challenge. Salute to Service Training Camp, Aug. 10, 2021. Service Training Camp, Aug. 10, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. force on how real world adversaries could act. fly, fight and win … airpower anytime, anywhere. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and Space Force.