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Nellis conducts combat exercise

Photos by Jeff Scheid
May 25, 2012 - 2:40 pm
 
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The U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, May 23, 2012 at Nevada Test and Training Range, about 200 miles north of Las Vegas.
Nearly 70 aircraft, includeding  C-17 Globemaster III,  C-130 Hercules and A-10 Thunderbolt Warthhog aircraft, simulated a "forced entry" operation, in which airplanes attack an enemy airfield then dropped paratrooper and supplies on the ground.

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