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Vigilant Shield 2015

A CF-18 Hornet, 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during exercise Vigilant Shield 15 at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 25, 2014. The Vigilant Shield field training exercise is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support of respective national strategy for North America’s defense. NORAD ensures U.S. and Canadian air sovereignty through a network of alert fighters, tankers, airborne early warning aircraft, and ground-based air defense assets cued by interagency and defense surveillance radars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin/Released)
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Vigilant Shield 2015

Tech. Sgt. Matt Ziegelbein, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, operates the boom while refueling an F-15 Eagle during exercise Vigilant Shield 15 at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 24, 2014. The Vigilant Shield field training exercise is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support of respective national strategy for North America’s defense. NORAD ensures U.S. and Canadian air sovereignty through a network of alert fighters, tankers, airborne early warning aircraft, and ground-based air defense assets cued by interagency and defense surveillance radars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin/Released
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Vigilant Shield 2015

Staff Sgt. Joshua Hood marshals a KC-135 Stratotanker for takeoff during exercise Vigilant Shield 15 at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 23, 2014. The Vigilant Shield field training exercise is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support of respective national strategy for North America’s defense. NORAD ensures U.S. and Canadian air sovereignty through a network of alert fighters, tankers, airborne early warning aircraft, and ground-based air defense assets cued by interagency and defense surveillance radars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin/Released)
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Staying ready

Senior Airman Andrew Reed, goes through 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist goes through the decontamination process during training May 6, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This kind of training is designed to prepare Airmen for possible combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
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Staying ready

Senior Airman Andrew Reed, goes through 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist goes through the decontamination process during training May 6, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This kind of training is designed to prepare Airmen for possible combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
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Staying ready

Airmen await further instruction during during training, May 6, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This kind of training is designed to prepare Airmen for possible combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
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Staying ready

Staff Sgt. Juan Azofeifa, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs self aid buddy care on Senior Airman Brandon Hunter, 22nd AMXS electric environmental specialist, who has simulated wounds on his legs, May 6, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This kind of training is designed to prepare Airmen for possible combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

An American Flag and Air Mobility Command patch lay on a land navigation and evasion map Oct. 10, 2013, in Derby, Kan. Developed during World War II, these maps were used by many servicemen to escape from behind enemy lines. They include helpful information such as basic navigation routs and local plants and wildlife. This chart was used during mandatory survival, evasion, resistance and escape refresher training, given every three years for aircrew, where participants had to evade capture and navigate their way through the woods to specific points, including a simulated rescue point. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Tech. Sgt. Justin Watters, 22nd Operation Support Squadron SERE NCO in charge, broadcasts an encrypted code with survival, evasion, resistance and escape refresher training participants Oct. 10, 2013, in Derby, Kan. This refresher course is mandatory for aircrew to complete once every three years. After the classroom session, the participants evaded capture and navigated their way through the woods to specific points, including a simulated rescue point. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Lt. Col. Randy Brink, 18th Air Refueling Squadron chief of training, uses a signal mirror identifing his location to a KC-135 Stratotanker flying overhead Oct. 8, 2013, in Derby, Kan. Brink led a group of pilots through a combat survival course during their most recent survival, evasion, rescue and escape training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Capt. Alfredo Balderas, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight commander and pilot, knees an opponent during the U.S. Army combatives portion of combat survival training Oct. 8, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The combatives portion of the class taught Airmen defensive moves to use during a physical confrontation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Tech. Sgt. Davie Hobbs, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, practices a U.S. Army combatives move during a combat survival training course Oct. 8, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Hobbs and several other aircrew members participated in the course as part of their survival, evasion, rescue and escape refresher training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Staff Sgt. Jessica Lockoski, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs NCO in charge, hauls Capt. Jesse Prater, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, onboard a MB-1 20-man life raft Oct. 8, 2013, in Augusta, Kan. Survival, evasion, resistance and escape refresher training, required every three years, includes a water survival course that covers egress procedures and survival techniques in the event of an emergency landing in water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Capt. Jesse Prater, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, looks for the life raft as he and several other Airmen swim while “chained up” Oct. 8, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This maneuver is designed to provide maximum swimming efficiency in the water while keeping survivors together. Airmen were participating in a water survival course, part of their mandatory survival, evasion, resistance and escape refresher training. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Airmen swim toward Staff Sgt. John Michels, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, during water survival training Oct. 8, 2013, in Augusta, Kan. This training covered egress procedures during emergency landings in water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

Capt. Jesse Prater and Lt. Col. Brian Backman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, inflate a LPU-10/P flotation device Oct. 8, 2013, in Augusta, Kan. The pilots were preparing for their survival, evasion, resistance and escape water survival refresher training, mandatory every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Thunderbolt in the dark

Staff Sgt. Ky Larkins, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, reviews the publications in route with an air refueling mission in southern Arizona, Sept. 13, 2013. The publications contain information about the A-10 receiver which will get the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin)
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Thunderbolt in the dark

(Left) Capt. Christopher Bruck 384th Air Refueling Squadron pilot and First Lieutenant Joseph Schmerber, 384th ARS pilot, change the altitude on the cockpit dash in route with an air refueling mission in southern Arizona, Sept. 13, 2013. The altitude alerter is set to alarm pilots when they are within 1000 feet of the appropriate set altitude level. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin)
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Thunderbolt in the dark

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for refueling Sept. 12, 2013 over southern Arizona. The night flight was used as a training mission not only for the pilot of the A-10 but also for the boom operater on board the KC-135. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin)
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Security Forces conducts K-9 water training

Senior Airman Brian Claypool, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, uses a toy to encourage his dog, Rakker, to swim Sept. 10, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Dogs assigned to the 22nd SFS kennel section receive specialized training once a year at the base pool to familiarize them with bodies of water and encourage them to properly perform working duties in an environment not typically exposed to. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura L. Valentine)
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