TACP Support Koa Lightning
Airman 1st Class Robert Gaines and Airman Kyle Zamudio practice patrolling and clearing an area Oct. 23, 2007 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. The Airmen are tactical air control party members from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The TACPs are training as part of the Koa Lighting exercise where bombers fly from Guam and practice their targeting. Currently four B-2 Spirit bombers are at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Continuous Bomber Presence mission. Rotational bomber deployments to Guam help maintain stability and security in the region while allowing stateside-based units to become familiar with operating in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)