US AIR FORCE WEEK IN PHOTOS – 12 DESEMBER 2014
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US AIR FORCE WEEK IN PHOTOS – 12 DESEMBER 2014

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., takes off from a degraded airfield during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B at the Nevada Test and Training Range Dec. 6, 2014. JFEX exercises participants’ ability to synchronize aircraft movements from geographically-separated bases, command large formations of dissimilar aircraft in high-threat airspace and tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings on an unimproved landing strip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Joshua Kleinholz)
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., takes off from a degraded airfield during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B at the Nevada Test and Training Range Dec. 6, 2014. JFEX exercises participants’ ability to synchronize aircraft movements from geographically-separated bases, command large formations of dissimilar aircraft in high-threat airspace and tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings on an unimproved landing strip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Joshua Kleinholz)
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket roars into space with the Orion spacecraft atop it from Launch Complex 37 Dec. 5, 2014, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The 45th Space Wing provided support for NASA’s successful launch of their Exploration Flight Test-1 mission. (Courtesy photo/John Studwell/AmericaSpace)
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket roars into space with the Orion spacecraft atop it from Launch Complex 37 Dec. 5, 2014, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The 45th Space Wing provided support for NASA’s successful launch of their Exploration Flight Test-1 mission. (Courtesy photo/John Studwell/AmericaSpace)
Two heavy container delivery systems plunge from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to forces on the ground during the simulated Rainier War Dec. 6, 2014, over the Rainier drop zone, Wash. The Joint Concept for Entry Operations doctrine defines forcible entry as the seizing and holding of a lodgment in the face of armed opposition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
Two heavy container delivery systems plunge from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to forces on the ground during the simulated Rainier War Dec. 6, 2014, over the Rainier drop zone, Wash. The Joint Concept for Entry Operations doctrine defines forcible entry as the seizing and holding of a lodgment in the face of armed opposition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and Army joint fire observers walk back from a training exercise Dec. 2, 2014, in Barcis, Italy. The JTACs are from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron and the fire observers are from the 503rd Infantry Regiment. During a week-long exercise near Aviano Air Base, Italy, JTACs coordinated with F-16 Fighting Falcons and practiced calling in airstrikes on simulated targets in the mountains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Lotz)
Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and Army joint fire observers walk back from a training exercise Dec. 2, 2014, in Barcis, Italy. The JTACs are from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron and the fire observers are from the 503rd Infantry Regiment. During a week-long exercise near Aviano Air Base, Italy, JTACs coordinated with F-16 Fighting Falcons and practiced calling in airstrikes on simulated targets in the mountains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Lotz)
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs deploy flares while flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range while participating in the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B Dec. 6, 2014. When USAFWS students graduate as weapons officers, they will go back to their units and share that knowledge and their experiences from JFEX, to better prepare the Air Force operate in any contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs deploy flares while flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range while participating in the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B Dec. 6, 2014. When USAFWS students graduate as weapons officers, they will go back to their units and share that knowledge and their experiences from JFEX, to better prepare the Air Force operate in any contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Maj. Blaine Jones demonstrates various Thunderbirds’ maneuvers during a training sortie Dec. 10, 2014. The Thunderbirds conduct daily training flights to prepare for the upcoming 2015 show season. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jason Couillard)

Maj. Blaine Jones demonstrates various Thunderbirds’ maneuvers during a training sortie Dec. 10, 2014. The Thunderbirds conduct daily training flights to prepare for the upcoming 2015 show season. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jason Couillard)

 

Eleven C-130H Hercules’ from various Air National Guard units and thirteen C-130J Super Hercules’ from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepare to take off from Dyess AFB in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B Dec. 6, 2014. In addition to the C-130s, the JFEX included approximately 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and various other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero/Released)
Eleven C-130H Hercules’ from various Air National Guard units and thirteen C-130J Super Hercules’ from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepare to take off from Dyess AFB in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B Dec. 6, 2014. In addition to the C-130s, the JFEX included approximately 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and various other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero/Released)
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