Bulldogs participate in RED FLAG-Nellis

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Senior Airman Shane Heersink, 3rd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, tests aircrew flight gear with the combined aircrew system tester. Airman Heersink is here supporting the 525th Fighter Squadron participating in RED FLAG 09-2. RED FLAG is a multinational exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of the pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Noelle Caldwell)

525 Deploys to Red Flag

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska-- Airman First Class Spencer Parker, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, sends an F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron on its way to Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag Jan. 23. Red Flag is an aerial combat training exercise designed to provide a realistic training environment for U.S. military branches and allies (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

Firebirds support cargo drop

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Aaron Pocaigue and Senior Airman Brandon Walker, 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, retrieve a parachute from an aerial delivery Sept. 26. The 3rd LRS uses these drops to prepare for aerial deliveries in wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kristin High)

Firebirds support cargo drop

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The initial parachute begins to pull a pallet out of a C-17 Globemaster III during an aerial delivery on September 26, 2008. The 517th Airlift Squadron uses these drops to prepare for aerial deliveries in wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristin High)

Firebirds support cargo drop

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. John Metzger, 517th Airlift Squadron, inspects the parachute prior to flight Sept. 26. The 517th AS trains daily for cargo and troops drops to prepare for real world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

Firebirds support cargo drop

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Terry Langston, a 517th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, tapes the parachute to the pallet for air drop Sept. 26. The 517th AS trains daily for cargo and troops drops to prepare for real world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)