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Bushwhacker 20-07

exercises capabilities, improves readiness

by Senior Airman practice agile operations with in- Airman 1st Class Brendan Connoy, 355th Communi-
cations Squadron client systems technician, sets up
Cheyenne A. PowerS novation and training to build a Col. Joseph Turnham, 355th Wing commander, briefs equipment Nov. 2 during Bushwhacker 20-07. The pur-
lethal, agile and resilient force,” Capt. Hayden Fullam, 354th Fighter Squadron A-10
355th Wing Public Affairs Airmen during Bushwhacker 20-07 Nov. 2. Turnham pose of the Bushwhacker exercise is to build multi-ca-
said Lt. Col. Rodney Dwyer, 355th briefed Airmen on the importance of this exercise as it pable Airmen to be able to establish, sustain and defend Thunderbolt II pilot, drives a stake during Bushwhacker
The 355th Wing conducted an Wing Plans and Programs chief. aligns with the priorities of Air Force and Department of the base with organic command and control. 20-07 setup Oct. 29. Fullam, alongside other pilots and
iteration of its Dynamic Wing “Incorporating AMC and the Defense senior leaders, as well as how building multi- maintenance personnel, created a simulated environ-
exercises, Nov. 2 through 6. U.S. Army, this iteration allows capable Airmen meets the needs of the ever-changing ment for the 355th Wing’s Dynamic Wing exercise.
Davis-Monthan units worked further flexibility and opens the climate of war.
alongside Air Mobility Command aperture to new possibilities. We
and the U.S. Army in this exercise are getting after the Dynamic
to build on high-end readiness Wing by building readiness, re-
capabilities the 355th Wing has siliency and relationships here in
developed to meet warfighter support of the direction given by
requirements defined by the Na- CSAF in his article, ‘Accelerate
tional Defense Strategy. Change or Lose’.”
The purpose of the training is This is the third exercise dur-
to better prepare Airmen for near- ing which the 355th Wing trained
peer competition and to improve dynamic force employment. The
their readiness to rapidly deploy wing refined lessons learned
and execute the wing’s rescue from its previous exercises in the
and attack missions in austere series — conducted in April 2019
environments. and November 2019 — to improve
“Davis-Monthan continues to adaptability and effectiveness.
An Airman builds a tent during Bushwhacker 20-07
Nov. 2. In order to meet the needs of the ever-changing
Right: Airman 1st Class Jack Brownsey, 355th Security Forces An Airman from the 355th Wing dons mission oriented climate of war, the 355th Wing is forging a state of high- Airman 1st Class Michael McKinley, 355th Security Forc-
Squadron defender, helps an Airman clear their weapon during protective posture gear during Exercise Bushwhacker end readiness where large-scale dynamic force employ- es Squadron defender, issues weapons to Airmen during
Bushwhacker 20-07 Nov. 2. 20-07 Nov. 3. ment and agile combat employment are mission critical. Bushwhacker 20-07 Nov. 2.

Airmen from the 355th
Wing check in during
Bushwhacker 20-07,
held here Nov. 2-6.

Airmen from the 355th Wing get briefed during Bushwhacker 20-07 Nov. 2. Bushwhacker 20-07, the 355th Wing’s dynamic force employment
and agile combat employment exercise, demonstrates the ability to wield combat power and rapidly deploy forces to an austere and con- Photos by Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens
tested location anywhere, anytime. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs sit on the flight line here Nov. 2. The A-10s were moved to the flight line as part of Bushwhacker 20-07, as the 355th Wing continues to build on its state of high-end readiness.