Allied Strike prepares JTACs for OEF

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Aguirre, a Tactical Air Control Party, ROMAD, from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, secures position of team mates during Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

Participants in the exercise Allied Strike move to their rally point at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Weldon Leonard, a Tactical Air Control Party member from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, makes contact with the control center during an air strike exercise at Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Garrett, a Tactical Air Control Party ROMAD from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, secures his position during Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Weldon Leonard, a Tactical Air Control Party member from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, navigates the terrain with a map and compass, when his GPS was simulated destroyed at Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Truman Smith, a Tactical Air Control Party member from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, plays an insurgent in convoy attack training for Allied Strike at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 2nd ASOS is located at Vilseck, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Briggs, a Tactical Air Control Party, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, drives a Humvee while maintaining arms during convoy attack training during Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 2nd ASOS is located at Vilseck, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shawn Leonard from the 11th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas. acts as Army ground commander during an air strike scenario at Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Garrett, a Tactical Air Control Party ROMAD from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, secures his position during Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Garrett, a Tactical Air Control Party, ROMAD from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, in-puts information at the start point of a scenerio of Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Aguirre, a Tactical Air Control Party, ROMAD from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, secures his position during Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st ASOS is located at Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Garrett, a Tactical Air Control Party, ROMAD from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, in-puts information at the start point of a scenerio of Allied Strike, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 3, 2009. Allied Strike is a weeklong multi-service, multi-national exercise run by the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Heidelberg, Germany, designed to prepare joint terminal attack controllers for deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th ASOG’s battlefield Airmen recently became a part of one of the Air Force’s newest wings – the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 2nd ASOS is located at Vilseck, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)