Chief Master Sgt. David McMullin from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Small Air Terminal, Peoria, Ill., briefs airmen from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules fro More
Master Sgt. Denise Pumphrey from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., explains details about Exercise Northern Strike 2015 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan on Jul More
Master Sgt. Damon Girton from the 66th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., acting as observer controller talks about today's mission with the team he is working with July 20, 2015, during Exercise No More
A Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controller discusses the mission with Soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., July 21, 2015, at Rogers City, Mich., during Northern St More
An Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook takes off from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., to conduct a mission in support of Northern Strike, July 23, 2015. Northern Strike 2015 combines air and groun More
Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Mullins, a joint terminal attack controller with the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, Badin, N.C., coordinates close air support targets downrange during a training mission with More
A Latvian joint terminal attack controller give a hand signal while during a training mission, July 24, 2015, Rogers City, Mich., during Northern Strike 2015. NS 15 is an annual training exercise on CGJMTC that More
Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches circle the airspace of the Grayling Air-to-Ground range during Northern Strike 2015 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., July 27, 2015. Northern Strike combines gr More
Senior Airman Sharane Watson, a member of the 122nd Weapons Load shop, from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., loads a live MK-82 500-pound high-drag bomb underneath an A-10C Warthog, July 27, 2015, at t More
Staff Sgt. Austin Esotu, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., keeps an eye out for enemy combatants during a reconnaissance exercise, July 28, 2015, at the Comba More
An A10 Thunderbolt II from the 175th Wing, Baltimore, Md., conduct close air support training missions with joint terminal attack controllers on July 28, 2015, during Exercise Northern Strike 2015 at Grayling A More
Tech. Sgt. Tony Nickell, 165th Air Support Operations Squadren, Savannah, Ga., points out targets to Staff Sgt. Robert Jacoby, 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, during a close air support training mission More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Hall, a radar technician with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs an ops check on the radar system of an E-8C Joint STARS in preparation for a mission More
Airman from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., walk along the flightline towards a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., on July 17, 2015, at the 182nd Airlift Wing, P More
Maj. Scott Grotbo from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill. explain details about Exercise Northern Strike 2015 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan on July 19, 2015. More
Capt. Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada conducts a type 2 control with a fixed wing aircraft July 20, 2015, during Exercise Northern Strike 2015 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training More
An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk lands at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., to conduct a mission in support of Northern Strike, July 23, 2015. Northern Strike 2015 combines air and ground f More
Members of the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., provide security for a resupply airdrop July 23, 2015, at Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Exercise Northern Strike 2015. NS 15 is an annual tra More
Spc. Corey Cooperider, 233rd Military Police, Springfield, Ill., and Latvian joint terminal attack controllers conduct a tactical movement while reaching there objective at a training exercise, Rogers City, Jul More
Senior Airman Cruz Galvan, a member of the 122nd Weapons Load shop, from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., cuts the arming wire to length on a live MK-82 500-pound high-drag bomb loaded on an A-10C Wart More
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache fires rockets on the Grayling Air-to-Ground range during Northern Strike 2015 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., July 27, 2015. Northern Strike combines ground and More
An AH-64 Apache conducts close air support training missions with joint terminal attack controllers, July 28, 2015, during Northern Strike 15 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range in Grayling, Mich. NS 15 is an annual More
Airman 1st Class Seth Lamb, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., defends his squads position from enemy combatants with an M249 Light Machine Gun during a reconn More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Josh Barker, a flight engineer with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs a pre-flight on an E-8C Joint STARS in preparation for a mission during the Northern Strike More
Senior Airman Paul Cauge, a joint terminal attack controller from the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y., conducts a close air support training mission with an A-10 Thunderbolt II July 29, 20 More
Airman from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., walk along the flightline towards a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., on July 17, 2015 at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Pe More
C-130 Hercules from Alaska, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio Air National Guard units land at Alpena Combat Readiness Center, Alpena, Mich., July 19, 2015, in preparation for Exercise Northern Strike 2015. Exe More
Latvian armed forces and Air Force joint terminal attack controllers look at a digital video feed from a fixed wing aircraft during a training mission at Exercise Northern Strike 2015 July 20, 2015, at Alpena C More
A Soldiers from A Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Detroit, loads a magazine into his weapon while conducting tactical movements during a training mission, July 23, 2015, at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Graylin More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers look for aircraft in the sky for a close air support training mission, July 24, 2015 Rogers City, Mich., during Northern Strike 2015. NS 15 is an annual training exerci More
Members of the Indiana Army National Guard from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, relax in between exercise iterations during Northern Strike 15 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center Grayling, Mic More
First Lt. James Pratt, an A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., taxis his A-10C Warthog toward the runway loaded with live MK-82 500-pound high-drag bombs, J More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observer perform tactical movements for a close air support training mission with C Company,125th Infantry , Wyoming, Mich., July 28, 2015, at Grayling More
Staff Sgt. Michael Klausing, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., moves through the forest during a reconnaissance exercise, July 28, 2015, at the Combat Readine More
Senior Airman Paul Cauge a joint terminal attack controller from the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y., speaks with his observer controller Tech. Sgt. Mike Ashurist from the 165th Air Suppor More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeffrey Sieff, a radar technician with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs an ops check on the radar system of an E-8C Joint STARS in preparation for a mission More
Airman from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., load into a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., on July 17, 2015, at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., to be transp More
C-130 Hercules from Alaska, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio Air National Guard units land at Alpena Combat Readiness Center, Alpena, Mich., July 19, 2015 in preparation for Exercise Northern Strike 2015. Exer More
Capt. Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada conducts a type 2 control while looking at a digital video feed from a fixed wing aircraft as Master Sergeant Damon Girton from the 66th Wea More
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controller discusses the mission with soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., July 21, 2015, at Rogers City, Mich., during Exercise Nort More
Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Mullins, 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, Badin, N.C., coordinates close air support targets downrange during a training mission with A Company, 125th Infantry Regiment Detroit, More
An Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk lands at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., to conduct a mission in support of Northern Strike, July 23, 2015. Northern Strike 2015 combines air and ground fo More
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan national guard fly in a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by Bravo Company, 1-147 Aviation, Michigan National Guard to conduct an infiltration/exfiltration mi More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., react to an ambush during a training exercise, Rogers City, July 24, 2015 during Northern Strik More
An Indiana Army National Guard scout from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, relaxes in between exercise iterations during Northern Strike 15 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center Grayling, Mich., More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observer perform a close air support training mission, July 28, 2015, at Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Northern Strike 15. NS 15 is an annual traini More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Alex Barton, a navigator with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs a pre-flight ops check on an E-8C Joint STARS in preparation for a mission during the Northern Strik More
Staff Sgt Robert Jacoby a joint terminal attack controller from the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, Savannah Ga., looks through a digital video feed eyepiece during a close air support training mission w More
Senior Airman Whitney Myers, a member of the 122nd Services Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., practices moving 4,000-pound cargo baskets using a 10,000-pound rated all-terrain forklift, July 29, 2 More
Staff Sgt. Scott Webster from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., collects a bag from a loadmaster aboard a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., after arriving at Alpen More
Capt. Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada conducts a type 2 control with a fixed wing aircraft while looking through a digital video feed on July 20, 2015, during Exercise Northern S More
Polish armed forces joint terminal attack controller coordinate a resupply airdrop with a C-130 Hercules on an ambush training situation on July 21, 2015, with the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Il More
Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1-147 Aviation, Michigan National Guard support soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Infantry Regiment conduct an infiltration/exfiltration mission at Grayling Joint Maneuver Training More
Soldiers from the 125th Infantry Regiment, A Company Detroit and Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Mullins, 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, Badin, N.C., conduct tactical movements on a training mission July 23, More
A pallet is air dropped from the back of a C-130H during Northern Strike in Northern Michigan, July 23, 2015. Northern Strike 2015 combines air and ground forces spanning 25 states and four coalition countries. More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers spread out a VS 17 panel to mark their location during a close air support training mission, July 24, 2015, Rogers City, Mich., during Northern Strike 15. NS 15 is an More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observer perform a close air support training mission, July 28, 2015, at Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Northern Strike 15. NS 15 is an annual train More
Master Sgt. Brandon Herber, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., explains proper tactics to a squad of Airmen during an ambush exercise, July 29, 2015, a More
Maj. Nick Anthony, 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, Savannah, Ga., looks through a digital video feed eyepiece during a close air support training mission with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, July 29, 2015, at Gr More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Pulcifer, a mission crew commander with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, performs a pre-flight ops check on an E-8C Joint STARS in preparation for a mission during the N More
Airman from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., arrive at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., on a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., on July 17, More
Latvian armed forces joint terminal attack controllers look at a digital video feed from a fixed wing aircraft on a laptop during a training mission at Exercise Northern Strike 2015 July 20, 2015, at Alpena Com More
A Michigan National Guard Soldier looks out the window of a C-130H before landing at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 23, 2015, to participate in Northern Strike. Northern Strike 2015 combin More
Soldiers from A Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Detroit and Senior Master Sgt Jeremy Mullins, 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, Badin, N.C., conduct tactical movements during a training mission July 23, More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., conduct a tactical movement while reaching their objective at a training exercise, Rogers City, More
Members of the Indiana Army National Guard from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, prepare to launch mortars during Northern Strike 15 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center Grayling, Mich., July 27 More
A UH-60 Black Hawk flown by the Michigan National Guard takes off during an infiltration/exfiltration mission at Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center July 23, 2015, as part of Exercise Northern Strike 2015. More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observer perform tactical movements for a close air support training mission with C Company,125th Infantry Regiment , Wyoming, Michigan, July 28, 2015, More
Senior Airman Paul Cauge, 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y., uses a soflam laser designator for a close air support training mission with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, July 29, 2015, at Grayling A More
U.S. Airmen with the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, perform pre-flight ops checks on an E-8C Joint STARS in preparation for a mission during the Northern Strike 2015 combat exercise, Robins Air For More
Airman 1st Class Seth Lamb, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., fires a burst of blanks from his M249 Light Machine Gun at enemy combatants during an am More
Airman 1st Class Tim Sheehan signs for his room key from Master Sgt. Denise Pumphrey, both from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., are participating in Exercise Northern Strike 2015 at Alp More
Soldiers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry Regiment in Dowagiac, Mich. arrive on a C-130 Hercules from 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, on July 19, 2015, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, More
Capt. Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada conducts a type 2 control with a fixed wing aircraft on July 20, 2015 during Exercise Northern Strike 2015 at Alpena Combat Readiness Traini More
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controllers coordinate close air support during a Northern Strike 15 ambush training scenario, July 21, 2015, at Rogers City, Mich. Northern Strike 15 is a joint mu More
A Montana Air National Guard C-130H navigator conducts a training mission for Northern Strike taking place in northern Michigan, July 23, 2015. Northern Strike 2015 combines air and ground forces spanning 25 st More
A Latvian joint terminal attack controller guides in a C-130 Hercules for a resupply training mission, July 23, 2015, at Grayling Air Gunnery Range during Northern Strike 2015. NS 15 is an annual training exer More
An Indiana Army National Guard scout from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, programs the coordinates in preparation for a mortar strike during Northern Strike 15 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Cen More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observer perform tactical movements for a close air support training mission with C Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Wyoming, Mich., July 28, 2015, at More
Senior Airman Paul Cauge , 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y., uses a soflam laser designator for a close air support training mission with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, July 29, 2015, at Grayling More
An A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., takes off in an A-10C Warthog, July 30, 2015, at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. The unit's airc More
Soldiers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry Regiment in Dowagiac, Mich., arrive on a C-130 Hercules from 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, on July 19, 2015, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, More
Captain Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada conducts a type 2 control with a fixed wing aircraft while looking through a digital video feed as Latvian armed forces and Canadian joint More
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controllers look downrange on an ambush training scenario, July 21, 2015, at Rogers City, Mich., during Northern Strike 15. Northern Strike 15 is a joint multi-nati More
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Infantry Regiment board a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by Bravo Company, 1-147 Aviation, Michigan National Guard to conduct an infiltration/exfiltration mission at Grayling Joint Ma More
Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Mullins, 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, Badin, N.C., coordinates close air support targets downrange during a training mission with A Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Detroit More
A Montana Air National Guard C-130H starts engines on Aplena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., to conduct a training mission during Northern Strike, July 23, 2015. Northern Strike 2015 combines air and g More
Spc. David Huff, 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., points out the direction for the objective to Latvian joint terminal attach controllers during a training mission, July 24, 2015, Rogers City d More