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Hard work pays off ...

JTACs integrate with 16th Weapons one at a time!

Squadron in close-air support exercise STEP

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers walk up a road on the Nevada Test and Training Range,
Nev., Oct. 8, 2020. The NTTR supports the Department of Defense’s advanced composite
force training, tactics development and electronic combat testing.

Air Force photographs
The leadership of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary
Wing had the pleasure of congratulating two brand new staff
sergeants who were promoted through the Stripes for Exceptional
Performers (STEP) program Oct. 14, 2020. Congratulations Staff Sgt.
Lauren and Staff Sgt. Ryan on their immediate promotion to staff
sergeant. The STEP program empowers Air Force leaders to identify
and reward top performers at the entry level. Every single Airman
is a vital piece to running a successful mission, and it’s always a
great day when this feat can be recognized.

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers climb a hill on the Nevada Test and Training Range,
Nev., Oct. 8, 2020. The NTTR provides warfighters a flexible, realistic and multi- Joint Terminal Attack Controllers coordinate air strikes during an exercise on the Nevada
dimensional battlespace to conduct testing, tactics, development, and advanced Test and Training Range, Nev., Oct. 8, 2020. JTACs direct the action of combat aircraft
training in support of U.S. national interests. engaged in close-air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position.

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) rides in an all-
terrain military vehicle on the Nevada Test and Training
Range, Nev., Oct. 8, 2020. JTACs supported the 16th An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 16th Air Force photographs by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young
Weapons Squadron during their Close-Air Support phase Weapons Squadron flies over the Nevada Test and Training A Joint Terminal Attack Controller watches target strikes on 6.5” AD SPACE
of their Weapons Instructor Course. CAS is air action against Range, Nev., during a Weapons Instructor Course exercise, the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., Oct. 8, 20120. JTACs
hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces, Oct. 8, 2020. This five-and-a-half-month WIC is one of two coordinated close-air support with the F-16 Fighting Falcon
and requires detailed integration of each air mission with yearly courses at the F-16 Weapons school that graduates fighter jets assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron, who
the fire and movement of those forces. the top five percent of F-16 pilots in the Air Force. dropped 500-pound laser guided bombs (GBU-12) on targets.