Train like you fight: Combat Archer challenges Airmen with real-world scenarios
Maj. Jay Rodriguez, 482nd Maintenance Squadron commander at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., watches Airman board a C-17 here about to depart for Combat Archer Jan. 23. Combat Archer, held at the 53rd Weapons Evaluations Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., is an air-to-air weapons systems evaluation program that gives pilots, maintainers, and munitions specialists a chance to practice real-world combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaimi L. Upthegrove)