Special operations ground attack controllers conduct testing of the close air support capabilities of the F-35A at Saylor Creek Range, part of the Mountain Home Air Force Base complex, Idaho, Feb 16, 2016. Six operational test and evaluation F-35s and more than 85 Airmen of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, a tenant unit at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., travelled to Mountain Home AFB to conduct the first simulated deployment test of the F-35A, specifically to execute three key initial operational capability mission sets: suppression of enemy air defenses, close air support and air interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)
Date Taken: | 02.19.2016 |
Date Posted: | 04.05.2016 12:58 |
Photo ID: | 2503172 |
VIRIN: | 160219-F-LW859-042 |
Resolution: | 3865x2146 |
Size: | 4.48 MB |
Location: | MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO, US |
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