Eagle CountryBy Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho —
The 366th Fighter Wing lead wing force elements conducted exercise Double Barrel 23-1 Oct. 17-21.
Lead Wing exercises are named based on the level of integration between the airbase squadron, command and control element, and the mission generation force element. A single component exercise is known as a pistol. double barrel combines two components and all three operating in unison is a cannon.
By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho —
Gunfighter Airmen assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia the last week of September.
The “Thunderbolts” will support U.S. Central Command priorities and execute missions of local, regional and global importance in a critical strategic theater.
“In lead up to this deployment, the 389th Fighter Squadron TBolts conducted the most robust spin-up plan I’ve seen in four F-15E ops tours,” said Lt Col Beacher “Magnus” Webb, 389th FS commander. “This team is ready to provide dominant airpower in a wide array of critical roles in a challenging area of responsibility. TBolt Airmen will add to the proud history of the Gunfighters and the 389th over the next six months.”
photos by Staff Sgt. Megan M. Beatty
Capt. Shawn Delmez, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and Capt. Atilla Zsigmond, 336 FS weapons system officer, prepare to take off from Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Feb. 1, 2022. Members of the 4th Fighter Wing, from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., are deployed to Ämari AB to support a NATO enhanced Air Policing mission. U.S. forces in Europe live, train and operate with allies and partners from strategic locations across Europe to ensure a timely and coordinated response during peacetime and crisis
