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Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit


5 MUNS: Armament systems maintainers help keep bombs on target

Airman 1st Class Murphy Nunnally, 5th Munitions Squadron armament maintenance team member, sprays lubricant on a sway brace at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 5, 2017. Airmen from the 5th MUNS maintain and repair about 4,200 pieces of equipment annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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The park wildfire grew rapidly overnight, pushing beyond the park's borders and threatening nearby communities.
According to park officials, the fire grew from about six square miles on Tuesday to about 55 square miles on Wednesday and is 10 percent contained.
Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park.
Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park.
Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park.
Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park.
Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park.
During the exercise, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force provided B-1 bomber aircrews and UH-1N Huey aviators, tactical information for targets.
While B-1 aircrews from the 34th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., scanned the area and simulated neutralizing larger targets, the Huey crew provided additional close air support, utilizing their small arms to take on individual targets.
During the training, the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, switched back and forth between the different aircraft, relaying targets to both of them at the same time.
During the training, B-1s aircrews scanned the area and neutralized larger targets, while the Huey crew provided close air support.
Helicopter teams from F.E. Warren AFB trained with Ellsworth B-1 aircrews and the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, in an area of the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, from Dec. 4 to 8, 2017.
Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit
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Minot, North Dakota, 5th MUNS, Armament Systems, Munitions



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