MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crews work throughout the night preparing jets for launch in the simulated deployed location during Phase II of the exercise here Oct. 25. Each fighter squadron must fly a certain number of missions while in the Phase II portion of the exercise. The 366th Fighter Wing conducts exercises 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 -- Staff Sgt. Rodney Ivey, 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs, sits inside a simulated bunker during alarm blue while participating in the Phase II portion of the deployment exercise here Oct. 24. The 366th Public Affairs office is participating in Exercise Sharpshooter 08-01 deployment exercise to prepare for the operational readiness inspection in March 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephany Miller)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Staff Sgt. Marcus Darnell, 366th Services Squadron mortuary affairs, processes casualties from Base X in the play area Oct. 25, during Exercise Sharpshooter 08-01. The 366th SVS also provides other services such as the deployed dining facility to the base during the operational readiness exercise. The 366th Fighter Wing conducts exercises to prepare personnel and equipment for the upcoming March 2008 Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Dana D. Hill)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho – Airman Joshua McCusker, 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks M-8 chemical detector paper during alarm green to ensure that contamination is not present during Exercise Sharpshooter 08-01, an operational readiness exercise. The 366th Fighter Wing is practicing for future potential combat scenarios and contingency operations. 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 -- Senior Airman Jennifer Musgrove, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, completes the check list after completing maintenance on an F-15 E in preparation for an engine run during the bases operational readiness exercise Oct 19. The 366th Fighter Wing is participating in Operational Readiness Exercise Sharpshooter 08-01 in preparation for the upcoming operational readiness inspection in March 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Dana D. Hill)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho—Staff Sgt. Dane Sherin, a weapons team Chief from the 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, works on an F-15E Strike Eagle during the operational readiness exercise here, Oct 24. The 389th Fighter Squadron is participating in Exercise Sharpshooter 08-01 to prepare for the operational readiness inspection in March 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Stephany Miller)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Senior Airman Phillip Mendoza III, 366th Security Forces, assists Senior Airman Brandon Patrick (not shown) with transporting Airman 1st Class Eric Shreiber, a security forces entry control point guard who was wounded in a firefight, to the deployed medical facility Oct. 25. The entry control point the men were guarding, came under attack by two SOF Forces armed with a sniper rifle and a high powered machine gun. The 366th Fighter Wing conducts exercises 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 -- Tech. Sgt. Bobby Singleton, 366th Security Forces Squadron, reads a compass while training other security forces personnel during the phase one portion of the exercise here Oct. 22. The entire wing is participating in the phase one portion of Exercise Sharpshooter 08-01 in preparation for the March 2008 operational readiness inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Kathy Parker)