Iron Hand 24-03
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., during Iron Hand 24-03 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. 17 May, 2024. Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., provided airlift for 94 members of the 20th Fighter Wing for the duration of the exercise.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 77th Fighter Generation Squadron directs an F-16C Fighting Falcon during Iron Hand 24-03 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C., 14 May, 2024. Iron Hand is a routine exercise conducted twice a year to train Airmen on ACE concepts in an austere environment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Ty Adkinson, 77th Fighter Generation Squadron environmental and electrical specialist, poses for a photo during Iron Hand 24-03 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. on 14 May, 2024. Various units from the 20th Fighter Wing integrate during Iron Hand to successfully generate airpower and maintain security during the exercise.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., taxis during Iron Hand 24-03 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. on 14 May, 2024.at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. on 14 May, 2024. Once the location was secure, Airmen began integrated combat turns to deliver and recover airpower.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron takes off from North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. on 14 May, 2024. The implementation of mission-ready Airmen reduces the number of Airmen put in harm's way in order to generate airpower.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Keaton Hartsook, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, attaches the MAU-169 computer control group to the GBU-12 bomb during Iron Hand 24-03 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. on 14 May, 2024. The 20th EMS built a total of 240 sticks of chaff and flare and 9 bombs at the contingency location.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corbin Bennett, 20th EMS conventional maintenance crew chief, begins assembly of a GBU-12 bomb during Iron Hand 24-03 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. 14 May, 2024. The 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron participated in Iron Hand on-site for the first time.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Javon Henderson, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fire and refueling vehicle maintenance journeyman, secures the perimeter during Iron Hand 24-03 on at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. 14 May, 2024. Exercise Iron Hand scenarios throughout the year include Mission Generation Force Element, Agile Combat Employment, hurricane response and active threat response.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
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Iron Hand 24-03, a routine exercise conducted twice a year, was held in May at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina. Iron Hand displays the Air Force’s shift from large force packages to smaller, multidisciplinary teams capable of combat support.
U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye
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