Dave Youtsey, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company pilot, readies his Hawker Hunter for a Max Thunder sortie at Kunsan Air Base Republic of Korea, Nov. 7, 2013. During the 11th Max Thunder, the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company played the role of the opposition force challenging Airmen in a variety of scenarios. The ATAC Hawker Hunters were pitted against the combined force that employed 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons, 51st Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolts II and F-16s, Marine Air Group 12 F-18 Hornets, AV-8B Harriers II, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 18th Wing E-3B Sentries, numerous Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft and accompanying support personnel during the two-week exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales/Released)

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Hawker Hunters 'ATAC' Airmen

Published Nov. 8, 2013
By Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- During the 11th Max Thunder, the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company played the role of the opposition force challenging Airmen in a variety of scenarios, Nov. 7, 2013. The ATAC Hawker Hunters were pitted against the combined force that employed 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons, 51st Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolts II and F-16s, Marine Air Group 12 F-18 Hornets, AV-8B Harriers II, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 18th Wing E-3B Sentries, numerous ROKAF aircraft and accompanying support personnel during the two-week exercise.