By Capt. Omar Villarreal
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
kAmkDEC@?8m k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mz&}$p} px# qp$t[ $@FE9 z@C62k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx 564:565 E@ ;@:? E96 p:C u@C46 3642FD6 x H2?E65 E@ 7@==@H E96 7@@EDE6AD @7 2 AC@F5 p:C>2? H9@ D6CG65 >@C6 E92? ac J62CD 7@C 9:D 4@F?ECJ] %92E AC@F5 p:C>2? H2D >J 72E96C[ H9@ 2=@?8 H:E9 >J >@E96C DEC6DD65 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 65F42E:@?]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx ?6G6C H2D E96 DEF5J:?8 EJA6] x 8F6DD x 7:8FC65 E96C6 H6C6 D@ >2?J @E96C E9:?8D x H@F=5 C2E96C 36 5@:?8[ 3FE 3642FD6 @7 >J A2C6?ED x <?6H 65F42E:@? 4@F=5 96=A >6 8C@H 2D 2 A6CD@?]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mQt5F42E:@? 42? E2<6 J@F A=246D[Q >J A2C6?ED H@F=5 D2J] Qv@ E@ D49@@=[ DE2J @? E@A @7 J@FC DEF5:6D[ H@C< 92C5[ 36=:6G6 :? J@FCD6=7 2?5 E96 C6DE H:== 36 9:DE@CJ]Qk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx H2D 4@>>:DD:@?65 ?62C=J 6:89E J62CD 28@[ 27E6C 7@FC 6IEC6>6=J 7F? J62CD 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 %6I2D 2E $2? p?E@?:@] x 2> DFC6 E96C6 H6C6 E9@D6 H9@ 5@F3E65 x H@F=5 36 23=6 E@ 7:?:D9 3642FD6 x 925 2 7F== A=2E6] x H@C<65 7F==\E:>6[ x C2? 4C@DD 4@F?ECJ[ x H2D :? #~%r 2?5 x H2D :? 2 7C2E6C?:EJ]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mQ|@DE A6@A=6 42? @?=J H@C< 2?5 8@ E@ D49@@=[ @C 92G6 2 D@4:2= =:76 2?5 8@ E@ D49@@=[Q 2 D49@@= 25>:?:DEC2E@C D2:5 5FC:?8 2? @C:6?E2E:@? 2 H66< 367@C6 >J 7:CDE D6>6DE6C] Q(6 25G:D6 J@F 49@@D6 H92E J@F H2?E E@ 5@ 2?5 DE2J 2H2J 7C@> E96 @E96C]Qk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx 2> 96C6 E@ E6== J@F E92E ?@ >2EE6C 9@H >F49 J@F 92G6 @? J@FC A=2E6[ ?@ >2EE6C 9@H =@?8 :E 92D 366? D:?46 J@F 92G6 E2<6? J@FC =2DE 4=2DD 2?5 ?@ >2EE6C 9@H 92C5 J@F E9:?< :E H:== 36[ E96C6 :D 2=H2JD 2 =:EE=6 C@@> 7@C 9:896C 65F42E:@?] !FEE:?8 7@CE9 ;FDE 2 =:EE=6 2>@F?E @7 677@CE :D 2== E92E :D C6BF:C65 E@ DF44665]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mpD D6CG:46>6>36CD[ H6 92G6 E@@=D 2E @FC 5:DA@D2= E@ 96=A FD 86E 2? 65F42E:@?] (6 92G6 2? 65F42E:@? 46?E6C] (6 92G6 EF:E:@? 2DD:DE2?46] (6 92G6 =6256CD H9@ F?56CDE2?5 E96 G2=F6 @7 2 9:896C 65F42E:@?j 2?5 :7 H6 2C6 2H2J 7C@> @FC 72>:=:6D[ H6 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 86E @?6 @C 7:?:D9 @?6 H6 92G6 2=C625J DE2CE65]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%96 65F42E:@? 46?E6C :D E96C6 E@ 96=A D6CG:46>6>36CD C6249 E96:C 65F42E:@?2= 8@2=D] %96 65F42E:@? 46?E6C :D E96C6 E@ 96=A H:E9 H92E AC@323=J :D E96 92C56DE A2CE 23@FE 86EE:?8 2 9:896C 65F42E:@?[ C68:DE6C:?8 7@C E92E 7:CDE 4=2DD] ~?46 J@F C68:DE6C[ J@F 2C6 H6== @? J@FC H2J E@ 249:6G:?8 E96 568C66 J@F D66<]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m$@[ H:E9 E96 E@@=D 2G2:=23=6 E@ 6249 @7 FD[ E96C6 D9@F=5 36 ?@ C62D@? 7@C ?@E AFCDF:?8 2 9:896C 65F42E:@?[ C:89En (6==[ E92E :D FA E@ FD E@ 2AA=J E96 G2=F6D :?DE:==65 :? 6249 @7 FDi x?E68C:EJ 7:CDE[ $6CG:46 367@C6 D6=7 2?5 tI46==6?46 :? 2== H6 5@]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx E9:?< H6 @H6 :E E@ @FCD6=G6D E@ :>AC@G6 H9@ H6 2C6] x 42? 9@?6DE=J D2J E92E x 36=:6G6 >@DE D6CG:46>6>36CD DEC:G6 E@ 36 >@56= 4:E:K6?D] (6 H2?E 2 9:896C C2?<[ H6 H2?E >@C6 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 2?5 H6 H2?E E@ =:G6 E96 36DE =:76 A@DD:3=6]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx 2> ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 4@?G:?46 J@F E@ 8@ C68:DE6C 7@C 2 4=2DD[ 3FJ 2 E6IE3@@< @C E2<6 E96 7:CDE DE6A 2?5 G:D:E J@FC 32D6’D 65F42E:@? 46?E6C E@ 3J HC:E:?8 E9:D 4@>>6?E2CJ] v6EE:?8 2? 65F42E:@? :D D@>6E9:?8 J@F 92G6 E@ H2?E E@ 5@ 7@C J@FCD6=7]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mp== x 2> 2D<:?8 :D E92E J@F E2<6 2 D64@?5 E@ E9:?< 23@FE E96 @AA@CEF?:E:6D J@F 92G6] pD D6CG:46>6>36CD[ H6 92G6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E92E >@DE @?=J 5C62> @7] (2?E 36EE6C 7@C J@FCD6=7n v6E 2 9:896C 65F42E:@? 2?5 8@ 7FCE96C E92? J@F 6G6C E9@F89E A@DD:3=6]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mu@C :?7@C>2E:@? @? 9@H J@F 42? E2<6 E92E 7:CDE DE6A[ G:D:E J@FC 65F42E:@? 46?E6C @C =@8 @? E96 p:C u@C46 !@CE2= 2?5 G:D:E E96 p:C u@C46 ':CEF2= t5F42E:@? r6?E6Ck^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm \\ (:E9 E96 4FCC6?E >:=:E2CJ E6>A@[ :E H@F=5 D66> D276 E@ D2J E92E 3J ;@:?:?8 E96 >:=:E2CJ[ ?6H p:C>6? H:== 36 23=6 E@ D66 E96 H@C=5] x 92G6 <?@H? >2?J A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 ;@:?65 E@ 86E 2H2J[ E@ D66 ?6H A=246D[ E@ 6IA2?5 E96:C F?56CDE2?5:?8D 2?5 E@ 82:? :?56A6?56?46]k^Am
Subscription Required
An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.
