Sat, Sep 04, 2010
Exercises Being Conducted At Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson
More than 200 Airmen from Mountain Home AFB in Idaho arrived at
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, August 20th and 21st to
participate in an exercise with some of the Air Force's most
advanced operational fighter squadrons. The 209 members of the
391st Fighter Squadron and aircraft maintenance unit will spend
approximately three weeks in Alaska, flying with F-22 Raptors from
JB Elmendorf's 90th FS and the 525th FS. The Idaho-based unit will
play the aggressor and also work on the integration of two
different generations of aircraft.
"We will not just be supporting the (F-22s), but rather (we)
will be working toward the effective integration of the F-15E
(Strike Eagle) with a fifth-generation fighter," said Lt. Col.
Brian McCarthy, the 391st FS commander. In addition to the
integration mission, 391st Airmen will be flying "red air" (flying
as aggressors) against the F-22s just as Mountain Home's 389th FS
has done for the Raptors from Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, for the
past few weeks at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
The Airmen from Mountain Home AFB will have the opportunity to
engage in air-to-air strafing while flying near the Arctic Circle,
said Capt. Raymond Rounds, a pilot from the 391st FS. The
Airmen also will get to fly "blue air", flying as partners, with
the F-22s against F-16 Fighting Falcon "aggressors" from the 354th
Fighter Wing from Eielson AFB, AK.
While the pilots fly over the northern tundra, many maintenance
Airmen will be on the ground supporting the jets. "(Operations
don't) go anywhere without maintenance," said Chief Master Sgt.
Todd Connolly, the 391st AMU NCO in charge. The chief said he
believes the Airmen of the 391st FS and AMU have an excellent
relationship. "Only through the excellent, professional work of the
AMU working weekends and nights are we able to get the training we
need," Captain Rounds said. "Their efforts enable us to support the
Raptors and their training to be prepared to counter any future
threats."
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