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Feature 13January 8, 2016
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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter
A representative from Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (right) Retired Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester, former 58th Rescue
answers a question from a participant in the public charter school Squadron chief enlisted manager, gives Airmen guidance on
town hall at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 15, 2015. Col. Richard how to take down a target at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 22,
Boutwell, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and the CASLV reps 2015. Koester retired Oct. 31 after serving 41 years in the Air Force.
provided approximately 200 audience members information and At the time of his retirement, Koester was the oldest enlisted
answers to pressing questions about the on-base elementary member actively serving in the Air Force, as well as the longest
school’s upcoming transition from the Clark County School District serving Pararescue Airman in U.S. Air Force history.
to CASLV. Lomie G. Heard Elementary School, the current on-
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler base school which was constructed on Nellis AFB in 1951, will no
longer be part of CCSD at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.
Eagles assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation
n preform a flyover during the national anthem at the
ple Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas,
2015. Approximately 200 Airmen volunteered to hold
or the pre-game ceremony. The Airmen who held the
afforded the opportunity to stay and watch the game
the Utah Utes and Brigham Young University Cougars.
The U.S. Air Force Weapons U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika
School’s first F-35A Lightning
II and an F-16 Fighting Falcon Kristina Morin, 2015 U.S. Air Force Trials participant, heads toward
assigned to the 16th Weapons the finish line of a 1,500-meter race at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
Squadron approach the Lake March 3, 2015. During the trials, more than 100 wounded, ill or
Mead National Recreation Area in injured service members from around the country competed for
route to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., a spot on the 2015 U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Team, which
from the Lockheed Martin plant, represented the Air Force at adaptive sports events throughout
Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 15, 2015. the year. The trials are intended to promote the health and
The USAFWS’ first F-35 will be wellness of seriously ill and injured service members.
used to drive tactics development
and to create the curriculum for
the first F-35 weapons instructor
course. The first F-35A USAFWS
student course is tentatively
to by Staff Sgt. Cody Griffith scheduled for January 2018.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle
to Electronic Attack Squadron 138, Naval Air Station Joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 7th Air Support Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint
orm pre-flight inspections on an EA-18G Growler during Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, use radios to direct Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., watch as an A-10 Thunderbolt
rce Base, Nev., July 28, 2015. Since its inception in 1975, the pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon toward designated targets II lands in support of Green Flag-West 15-08 on the National
ed military members’ combat capabilities in air, space during a Green Flag 15-08 training scenario at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., July 16, 2015. This event
ag iterations of 2015 marked the 40th anniversary of Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 12, 2015. When the first marked the first time A-10 pilots in a Green Flag-West training
five graduates of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s JTAC exercise landed at the NTC and met face-to-face with an Army
Weapons Instructor Course received their diplomas during the ground commander. This austere field landing helped display
USAFWS class 15-A graduation June 27, they were also awarded the capabilities and integration the Air Force and Army can offer.
the coveted graduate patch of the USAFWS. Those graduates
joined 24 JTAC Advanced Instructor Course graduates who also
received patches as the first and only enlisted patch wearers in
the school’s 66-year history.
