Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
A U.S. Air Force combat controller assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron, operates a humvee during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. Combat controllers specialize in airfield and infrastructure reconnaissance, establishing and controlling austere landing zones and executing joint terminal attack control to enable integrated air-ground......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules takes off from a dirt runway during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. The zone’s high-density altitude and complex terrain present tactical challenges that test students ability to project air, space and cyber power in support of joint force objectives, including reconnoitering airfield and air......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Logsdon, 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) combat controller, adjusts radio controls during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. The 66th WPS train in permissive, contested, degraded and operationally limited environments, projecting air, space, and cyber power to achieve joint force objectives while reconnoitering......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Logsdon, 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) combat controller, communicates with pilots of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to takeoff from a dirt runway during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. The 29th and 66th WPS conducted an airdrop and evacuation in high-altitude mountain conditions, challenging students to......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
A U.S. Air Force Humvee leads a C-130J Super Hercules down a dirt runway during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. The 29th and 66th Weapons Squadrons conducted an airdrop and evacuation in high-altitude mountain conditions, challenging the squadrons to coordinate and plan complex objective areas that synchronize air and ground......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Logsdon, a 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) combat controller, communicates with C-130J Super Hercules pilots prior to landing during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. 66th WPS students train in permissive, contested, degraded and operationally limited environments, projecting air, space and cyber power to......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) and Combat Controllers assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron, prepare for a C-130J Super Hercules to land during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. As part of the mission, the squadron established a forward operating base in austere terrain, training JTACs in advanced tactics, techniques and......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt | Nellis Air Force Base | 10.03.2025
U.S. Air Force combat controllers assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS), communicate mission plans at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 3, 2025. The 66th WPS conducted a free-fall insertion into the landing zone to reconnoiter airfield and air defense infrastructure, establishing and controlling aircraft landing zones in austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class......
