Vigilant Ace kicks off in the Draggins Lair
Capt. Kris 'Nimitz' Elmstedt, 25th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, returns from a mission during the first night of Vigilant Ace 16 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 2, 2015. Vigilant Ace is a peninusla wide operational readiness exercise geared toward increasing the interoperability neccessary to maintain the Mutual Defense Treaty between the ROK and the U.S.
(U.S. Air For,ce photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Grimm)