NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

Students and instructors of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course watch an A-4 Skyhawk fly toward a target during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. Depending on the location of the target, the aircraft either fired live ammunition or did a dry run. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

An A-4 Skyhawk flies in to attack a target during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. The JTACQC students participated in a variety of scenarios where they talked with F-16 Flying Falcon and A-4 pilots to lead them to a target during the training. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, reviews the information he will relay to an A-4 Skyhawk pilot during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. Hughes relayed all the information the pilot needed to locate and drop ammunition on a specific target. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

Students and instructors of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course unpack their gear at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. For three days the students practiced talking a live aircraft to a target for a live drop or dry run. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, describes the location of a target to an A-4 Skyhawk pilot during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. Once the pilot confirmed the location of the target, the students cleared the aircraft to proceed, upon which it either dropped live ammunition or did a dry run. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, right, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, helps another student fit a radio into a backpack during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. The class consisted of one American, one German, and two Turkish students. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

A smoke cloud rises into the air during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 14, 2017. The JTACQC is the first step for tactical air control party Airmen to qualify as a JTAC. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

A Turkish student of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course looks at a compass to determine the location of a target during the live-fire portion of the training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 14, 2017. During this portion of the five-week course, students directed pilots to a target for a live drop or dry pass. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tom Moody, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School squadron superintendent and joint terminal attack controller instructor, goes over information with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, during the USAFE AGOS’s JTAC Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. The JTACQC is offered by the Warrior Preparation Center. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

An A-4 Skyhawk circles around a training area during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 14, 2017. The students worked with F-16 and A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during the training. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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NATO Airmen drop bombs on JTAC qualification course

Published March 17, 2017
By Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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