MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho — The 366th Fighter Wing lead wing force elements conducted exercise Double Barrel 23-1 Oct. 17-21.
Airmen assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing refuel an F-15E Strike Eagle at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 18, 2022. The Airmen used a Mountain Home Air Force Base fuel truck transported to Gowen Field on a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold)
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.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing fly an F-15E Strike Eagle over Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 18, 2022. The Strike Eagle is a dual capable aircraft able to employ air to air and air to ground weaponry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold)
