Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., maneuvers down the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, taxiway June 6, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties alongside joint and international forces in a realistic threat environment inside the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, right, make adjustments to an A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., as another maintainer guides the work from the aircraft's cockpit June 6, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercise enables U.S. and partner nation forces like the "Bulldogs" maintainers to sharpen their maintenance skills by launching aircraft and aircrews for simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen wait to launch an A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., for an afternoon sortie from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 6, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment inside the more than 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis her twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft out of a hangar on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 6, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment inside the more than 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis past other A-10s along the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line June 6, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., increases speed to take off from the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, runway June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment inside the more than 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., lifts off from the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, runway June 7, 2016, during a RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 afternoon sortie. RF-A, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field exercises, enables U.S. and international forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment inside the more than 67,000 square miles airspace known as the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., takes off from the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, runway June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties alongside joint and international forces in a realistic threat environment inside the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A pair of U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., depart from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 7, 2016, to fly toward the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2. U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" use this Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercise to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment inside the more than 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis into place next to Republic of Singapore Air Force and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons in preparation for an afternoon sortie from the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line alongside taxiing F-15E Strike Eagles deployed from Royal Air Force Lakeneath, England, June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. Pilots, aircrew, maintainers and support personnel coverge at Eielson for RF-A, is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable joint and international forces to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties together in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

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Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

Published June 13, 2016
By Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik
354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., participate in RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 6, 2016. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable U.S. and partner nation forces like the 354 FS "Bulldogs" to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties alongside joint and international forces in a realistic threat environment inside the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world.