Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy Sailors from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, sprint to an EA-18G Growler aircraft to trouble shoot a mechanical issue May 9, 2016, during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The primary mission of the flying unit is the suppression of enemy air defenses in support of strike aircraft and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
Aviation Electronic Technician Chief Christopher Fink, from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, stands in the jet wash of an EA-18G Growler aircraft after supervising the launch of two jets for a sortie May 9, 2016, during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The aircraft logged more than 500 tactical flying hours during RF-A 16-1, which requires......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Joseph Neely, from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, stands in the jet wash of an EA-18G Growler aircraft while preparing it for a sortie May 9, 2016, during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The aircraft logged more than 500 tactical flying hours during RF-A 16-1, which requires maintainers to work......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Gabrial Rodriguez, from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, salutes an EA-18G Growler aircraft pilot preparing for a sortie May 9, 2016, during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sorties for RF-A are flown in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, a more than 67,000 square mile area that provides a......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy Sailors from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, watch over an EA-18G Growler aircraft while other May 9, 2016 during RED-FLAG-Alaska 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 40 Sailors from VAQ-137 are augmenting RF-A, a Pacific Air Forces command directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied forces, to provide joint offensive counter-air,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy Sailors from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, work preparing an EA-18G Growler aircraft for a sortie May 9, 2016 during RED-FLAG-Alaska 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 40 Sailors from VAQ-137 are augmenting RF-A, a Pacific Air Forces command directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied forces, to provide joint offensive counter-air,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Gabrial Rodriguez, from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, conducts pre-flight checks on an EA-18G Growler aircraft preparing for a sorties May 9, 2016 during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sorties for RF-A are flown in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, a more than 67,000 square mile area......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel | 354th Fighter Wing | 05.09.2016
U.S. Navy pilots from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, speak to maintenance Sailors who keep the EA-18G Growler aircraft ready for sorties May 9, 2016 during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Pilots and maintenance crews work together to address discrepancies and fulfill the unit’s mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)...
