Staff Sgt. Brian Aguigui assigned to the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron at Camp Murray, Washington from hometown Ewa Beach, Hawaii, prepares his radio for secure operations during Exercise Northern Strik More
Warrant Officer Shawn Walker assigned to the Royal Canadian Artillery School from Oromocto, New Brunswick, coordinates with the Black Hawk helicopter about providing machine gun support during Exercise Northern More
Staff Sgt. Richard Campbell a joint fires observers with Charlie Company 2nd Squadron, 152nd Regiment, Indiana National Guard, provides navigation instruction with his GPS device to Staff Sgt. Brian Aguigui, as More
Staff Sgt. Richard Campbell a joint fires observers with Charlie Company 2nd Squadron, 152nd Regiment, Indiana National Guard, radios up an artillery request on target coordinates while in an observation point, More
Master Sgt. Steve Salander, a joint terminal attack controller with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., Illinois Air National Guard from Washington, Ill., receiving his mission evaluation f More
Staff Sgt. Richard Campbell, a joint fires observer with Charlie Company 2nd Squadron, 152nd Regiment, Indiana National Guard, works on grid coordinates for targets for artillery during Exercise Northern Strike More
Tactical Air Control Party sets up operations on an observation point during Exercise Northern Strike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich.
Staff Sgt. Richard Campbell a joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Regiment, Indiana National Guard, walks in a tactical formation to an observation point during a close air support ev More
Capt. Elias Donker assigned to Wolf Operations Group, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind. National Guard has tactical air control party airmen practice movements during a combative training class to during More
Staff Sgt. Brian Aguigui (right) assigned to the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron at Camp Murray, Wash., practices holding techniques with Senior Airman Austin Schmitz (left) assigned to the 124th Air Supp More
Capt. Elias Donker assigned to Wolf Operations Group, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana National Guard has tactical air control party airmen practice movements during a combative training class to duri More
Tactical air control party airmen practice close quaters drills with a suited up aggressor during a training class to help gain the realism of a hostile situation during Exercise Northern Strike 2012 at Graylin More
Tactical air control party airmen from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron Camp Murray, Wash., find an advantage point to spot targets to control a close air support mission during Exercise Northern Strik More
Master Sgt. Chuck Barth assigned to the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., sits at the pilot station to control the simulated aircraft for a simulated close air support mission as Sgt. 1st Cla More
Joint tactical air controllers from the 182d Air Support Operations Group get escorted to a C-130 Hercules at 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., Aug. 1, 2013. The 182nd ASOG is participating in Exercise Northern More
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Trisilla of the 182nd Air Support Operations Group, Peoria, Ill., briefs all the participates during Exercise Northern Strike 2013 about operations taking place at Grayling Air Gunnery More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Benedict spots possible close air support targets with Master Sgt. Chuck Barth, both from the 182nd Air Support Operations Group, Peoria, Ill., on Observation Point Charlie during Exercise Nor More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck L. Barth, a tactical air control party specialist with the 182nd Air Support Operations Group, checks a training bundle from an airdrop with a C-130 Hercules at Grayling Gunnery More
Senior Airman Mathew Denault, a Joint Tactical Air Controller from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., marks a landing zone with smoke for a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peor More
Sgt. Maj. Jeff Johnson rotates a blade during pre-flight on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Peoria, Ill., in support of More
Joint tactical air controllers from Canada and the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Annville, Pa., stop and listen for opposing forces while on their way to their objective during Operation Northern Strik More
Master Sgt. Lionel Gillis (center), from the 182nd Air Support Operations Group, Peoria, Ill., acts as observer/controller and explains the mission to a tactical air control party from the 169th Air Support Ope More
Senior Airman Tim McAllister discusses map coordinates with 2nd Lt. Paul Hauter while on a close air support mission during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City, Mich., on Aug. 7, 2014. Both are tact More
Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the Latvian Armed Forces call-in a close air support mission during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 8, 2014. Operation Northern Strike 2014 is a j More
An aviation crew member observes the terrain from a CH-47 Chinook during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 11, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two Coaliti More
A CH-47 Chinook prepares to land at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 11, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two coalition partners will participate in t More
Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagiac, Mich., head for extraction by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard, 2nd More
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, land at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 12, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States More
Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron from Badin, N.C. and soldiers from 2nd platoon, Charlie troop, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagiac, Mich., res More
Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, adjutant general of Michigan, talks about the objectives of Operation Northern Strike while at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Aug. 13, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 states and t More
A Michigan National Guard CH-47 Chinook from the 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion in Grand Ledge, Mich., lands at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., Aug. 13, 2014, during Operation Northern Strike More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent M. Troyer, right, signals to his team to get in place for advance during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich., Aug. 14, 2014. The Airmen are TACPs from the 169th A More
An Airman with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, fires an M-4 rifle during a weapons qualification training session during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Re More
A Michigan Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter takes off near a Michigan Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 16, More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the First Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard makes a sweeping turn just above the tree tops at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Camp Grayling, Mich. More
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard More
WATERS, Mich.-- An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot of the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, drops live, 500 pound MK-82 bombs during a training mission at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Au More
Staff Sgt. Richard Campbell (right), a joint fires observer with Charlie Company 2nd Squadron, 152nd Regiment, Indiana National Guard, radios up an artillery request on target coordinates while Chief Master Sgt More
Master Sgt. Steve Salander a joint terminal attack controller with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., Illinois Air National Guard from Washington, Ill., receiving his mission evaluation fo More
Senior Airman Austin Schmitz assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Boise, Idaho, walks in a tactical formation to an observation point during a close air support evaluation mission during Exerc More
Master Sgt. Steve Salander, a joint terminal attack controller with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., Illinois Air National Guard from Washington, Ill., receiving his mission evaluation r More
Capt. Elias Donker (left) assigned to Wolf Operations Group, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana National Guard demonstrates with Staff Sgt. Brian Aguigui (right) assigned to the 116th Air Support Operat More
Capt. Trevor Kernes assigned to 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Murray, Wash., monitors and evaluates a simulated close air support mission for Joint terminal attack controllers during Exercise Nort More
Cadets from the Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol pose for a photo near a Humvee with members of the 182nd Air Support Operations Group at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., Aug. 1, 2013. The cadets w More
Maj. Scott Grotbo of the 182nd Air Support Operations Group, Peoria, Ill., briefs all the participates during Exercise Northern Strike 2013 about operations taking place at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayling, More
Lance Cpl. Conner McMullan (left) spots possible close air support targets with Capt. James Nilan from 2nd Anglico, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., from Observation Point Charlie during Exerc More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck L. Barth, a tactical air control party specialist with the 182nd Air Support Operations Group, speaks with a C-130 Hercules at Grayling Gunnery Range on a deployment of a traini More
Sergeant Chad Walker, a Joint Tactical Air Controller from the Y Battery, 2nd Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Petewawa, Ontario, radios to a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard 2nd Ba More
Joint tactical air controllers from Canada and the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Annville, Pa., move through terrain while on the way to their objective during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Roger More
Second Lt. Paul Hauter directs his tactical air control party members from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., while on a close air support mission during Operation Northern Strike 2014 nea More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Childers (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lucas Bohm pilot a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battali More
A CH-47 Chinook lands during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 11, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two Coalition partners will participate in the three-we More
Master Sgt. Franko Galind, right, signals to a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., as Senior Airman Ryan Handley requests an airdrop during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mi More
A Michigan National Guard CH-47 Chinook prepares to land at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 13, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two coalition partners will parti More
Staff Sgt. Clark Collins a Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, Badin, N.C., gives a thumbs up on a request for close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter maneuvers into position after a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 13, 2014. Both aircraft are operated by the More
Latvian armed forces Sgt. Janis Savickis, a TACP, points out the objective to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent M. Troyer, 169th Air Support Operations Squadron TACP, during a downed drone recovery mission at Ope More
Sailors from VFA-103, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virg., secure an F/A-18 Super Hornet after flight operations as a C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard taxies by during Operation Northern More
On a damp, rainy day at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, takes off during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 16, 2014. The atm More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the First Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard fires its 30mm M230 cannon at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Camp Grayling, Mich., during Northern St More
WATERS, Mich.-- An MK-82 bomb makes impact during an A-10 Thunderbolt II close-air support training mission at the Michigan National Guard's Grayling Air Gunnery Range August 11, 2020. Pilots of the 107th Fight More
Staff Sgt. Brian Aguigui, assigned to the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron at Camp Murray, Wash., from hometown Ewa Beach, Hawaii, radios a close air support mission while looking at a full motion video re More
Staff Sgt. Richard Campbell (right) a joint fires observer with Charlie Company 2nd Squadron, 152nd Regiment, Indiana National Guard, radios up an artillery request on target coordinates while Chief Master Sgt. More
Master Sgt. Steve Salander a joint terminal attack controller with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., Illinois Air National Guard from Washington, Ill. receiving his mission evaluation for More
Master Sgt. Steve Salander, a joint terminal attack controller with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., Illinois Air National Guard from Washington, Ill., receiving his mission evaluation c More
Capt. Elias Donker (left) assigned to Wolf Operations Group, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana National Guard demonstrates with Staff Sgt. Louis Awua (right) from the 116th Air Support Operations Squad More
A tactical air control party airman from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron Camp Murray, Wash., finds an advantage point to spot targets to control a close air support mission during Exercise Northern St More
Sgt. 1st Class Arnis Jagza with the Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Latvian military checks his radio frequency during a training combat search and rescue mission of a down pilot during Exercise Norther More
Cadets from the Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol listen to Joint Tactical Air Controller Staff Sgt. Nathan Hruska from the 182nd Air Support Operations Group talk about his career field near a Humvee at Alpena Co More
Lance Cpl. Kyle Sanders of the 2nd Anglico, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., takes notes during briefings at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 4, 2013. The 2nd Anglico, II MEF More
Capt. James Nilan from 2nd Anglico, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., points out possible targets with Staff Sgt. Daniel Benedict from 182nd Air Support Operations Group, Peoria, Ill., who play More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nick J. Barth, an aircraft loadmaster with the 169th Airlift Squadron, packs a training bundle on a C-130 Hercules at Alpena, Mich., in support of Exercise Northern Strike 2013 on A More
Master Bombardier Brandon Corbett from the Z Battery, 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and Senior Airman Justin Cuppies a Joint Tactical Air Controller from the Illinois Air National Guard 169th Air Support O More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Childers does a pre-flight check on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Peoria, Ill., in sup More
Capt. Alan Lockerby, a joint tactical air controller from the Air-Land Integration Cell Royal Canadian Air Force, radios with an aircraft to coordinate close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 ne More
Capt. Daniel Curtin gives a hand signal to Senior Airman Patrick Burke (left) while Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a tactical air control party from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., lead More
Capt. Daniel Curtin, part of a tactical air control party from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., reviews coordinates while communicating to an aircraft during a close air support mission More
C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill. flies into the drop zone to make an air drop during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 8, 2014. Operation Northern Strike 2014 i More
A Michigan National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 11, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two coalition partners will pa More
Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a joint terminal attack controller with the 169 Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, takes up a defensive after exiting a CH-47 Chinook at the Alpena Comb More
Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagiac, Mich., wait for extraction after a red smoke grenade marked there location for a CH-47 Chinook heli More
Senior Airman Charles Arbuckle, center, a Joint Terminal Air Controller from the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron from Badin, N.C., fireman carries a wounded soldier from 2nd platoon, Charlie troop, 1-126 More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 104th Aviation Company, Pennsylvania National Guard, fires rocket in support of ground forces during Operation Northern Strike at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Aug. 13, 201 More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent M. Troyer, center, a TACP from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron in Peoria, Ill., signals to other Airmen from the 169th to advance forward to their position with Latvian More
Sailors from VFA-103, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., secure an F/A-18 Super Hornet after flight operations as a C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard taxies by during Operation Northern S More