Airmen Conduct Mission Employment Phase Exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Air Force crew chiefs conduct pre-flight checks during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. The crew chiefs are assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The phase is the capstone, graduation exercise conducted by the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Maj. David Anderson conducts pre-flight checks during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Anderson, director of operations, is assigned to the 65th Aggressors Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Capt. Jaxon Lee, left, and Lt. Col. Marc Mathes, right, walk toward their aircraft during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Lee, a pilot, is assigned to the 414th Combat Training Squadron F-15 Eagle, and Mathes, deputy commander, is assigned to the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Engle looks over a technical order log during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Engle, a crew chief, is assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Adrian Navarro, center, reads over a technical order log during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Navarro, a crew chief, is assigned to the 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Senior Airman Chelsea Mays applies lubrication to an F-15 Eagle during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Mays, a crew chief, is assigned to the 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Senior Airman Brion Humenay works on the nose of an F-15 Eagle during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Mays, an avionics specialist, is assigned to the 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • Air Force Airman 1st Class Bill Bossinger tightens wiring underneath an F-15 Eagle during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Bossinger, an electrical and environmental systems journeyman, is assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle departs during a mission employment phase exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman