MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Staff Sgts. Charles Frazier and Dane Sherin and Airman 1st Class Craig Peterson, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members, load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto 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)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho-- Airman Tyler Horner, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technician, reinforces a steel bracket for a tractor snowplow during Phase I 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/ Staff Sgt. Kathy Parker)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Staff Sgt. Dane Sherin, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew, reviews the checklist prior to the team loading an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto 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)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Airman 1st Class Craig Petersen, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto 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 Stephany Miller)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- F-15E Strike Eagles sit on the snowy flightline, as maintainers scramble to get the jets ready for the Phase II 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)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho-- Senior Airman Brandon Wilson, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technician, fabricates a piece of aluminum stock to replace an aircraft part during Phase I 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/ Staff Sgt. Kathy Parker)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho-- Tech. Sgt. John Deegan, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance section production supervisor, prepares a cargo net to secure a pallet during Phase I of Exercise Sharpshooter 08-03 here, Feb. 2. 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)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho-- Tech. Sgts. John Deegan and Daniel Ross, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance, uses a cargo net to secure palletized equipment during Phase I of Exercise Sharpshooter 08-03 here, Feb. 2. 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)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho-- Senior Airmen Michael Bickel and Joseph Harris, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance, fasten a replacement light onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during phase I of Exercise Sharpshooter 08-03 here, Feb. 2. 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)