Sharpshooter 08-03

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho-- Airman 1st Class Craig Petersen, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew team member, loads an Aim-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-15E Strike Eagle here Feb. 1 during the Phase I portion of Exercise Sharpshooter 08-03. Units across the base are participating in the exercise to prepare personnel and equipment for the upcoming March 2008 Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephany Miller)

Sharpshooter 08-03

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Staff Sgt. Dane Sherin, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team member, reviews his checklist prior to the team loading an M-9 missile to an F-15E Strike Eagle during the Phase I portion of Exercise Sharpshooter 08-03 here, Feb 1. Units across the base are participating in the exercise to prepare personnel and equipment for the upcoming March 2008 Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ryan Crane)

Coe

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Lt. Col. Richard Coe, 389th Fighter Squadron commander (courtesy photo)

Humvee

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Photo of a Humvee partially destroyed by an explosively formed projectile outside of Camp Bucca, Iraq Nov. 7, 2007. The truck commander was Staff Sgt. Christopher Sawhill, 366th Security Forces Squadron, and all passengers made it out of this incident without injury. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 366th Security Forces Squadron)

Red Flag

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Airmen from the 389th Fighter Squadron descend from a chartered plane here Jan. 26 after the successful completion of Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag is a two-week, multi-national, advanced aerial combat training exercise that takes place at only two bases in the Air Force: Nellis AFB and Eielson AFB, Alaska. Participants played as opposing teams that faced-off in realistic combat situations to improve their ability to target and defeat hostile air, surface-to-air, space and information threats from enemies. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman1st Class Stephany Miller)

World-renowned poet visits base

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Left, Master Sgt. Adrian Baul, 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron, presents Nikki Giovanni with a plaque on behalf of the base after her speech to Gunfighters at the Gunfighter Club here Jan. 24 as part of Black Heritage Month. Mrs. Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. She has written almost 30 books for both adults and children and is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Stephany Miller)