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    163d Attack Wing Exercise Their Agile Combat Employment Capability [Image 17 of 23]

    163d Attack Wing Exercise Their Agile Combat Employment Capability

    CA, UNITED STATES

    12.15.2021

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Duquette 

    163d Attack Wing   

    December 15th marked a milestone for the 163d Attack Wing when they exercised their ability to stay relevant and demostrate their Agile Combat Employment skills when they retrieved a Ground Control Station or GCS from Beale Air Force Base in Northern California. The 146th Airlift Wing provided their unique capability to move the massive GCS from Beale AFB back to March Air Reserve Base, in the belly of one of their own titans, a C-130J Super Hercules. This adventure began six months prior when the 163d ATKW trucked the GCS and supporting equipment up to Beale AFB to assist CALFIRE and the fire support mission. Maintainers of the 163d ATKW unload a GCS from a C-130J, while the sunsets.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 12.15.2021
    Date Posted: 12.21.2021 14:06
    Photo ID: 6989468
    VIRIN: 211215-Z-IN381-0064
    Resolution: 6959x4639
    Size: 4.34 MB
    Location: CA, US

    Web Views: 32
    Downloads: 18

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