U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paige Nelson, assigned to the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as a crew chief, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a safe flight in support of Exercise Vigilant Shield 12 at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 6, 2011. The exercise in Key West is the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States. The 46th AMXS is from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
| Date Taken: | 11.06.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 11.07.2011 21:01 |
| Photo ID: | 485229 |
| VIRIN: | 111106-F-QA288-006 |
| Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
| Size: | 940.09 KB |
| Location: | NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 86 |
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