53rd WG hosts large weapons evaluation exercise
Master Sgt. Jamie Paxton, an aviation resource managment specialist and Maj. Gregory Barasch, an F-16 fighter pilot, both with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard loads flight authorizations before training sorties Sept. 16, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. About 120 Airmen from the 180th FW traveled to Tyndall to participate in the Combat Archer exercise, a 53rd Wing weapons system evaluation program designed to test the effectiveness of Airmen and air-to-air weapon system capability of combat aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)