Mission Employment Exercise

Lt. Cmdr. Travis Inouye and Lt. Cmdr. Brian Johnson, Electronic Attack Squadron 138 pilots, prepare to take off during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Mission Employment Phase Dec. 11, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. VAQ 138 is an expeditionary EA-18G Growler squadron assigned to U.S. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Their mission is to project Electronic Attack dominance anywhere in the world at any time by providing fully combat ready aircraft and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)

Military Working Dogs sniff out explosives

Pike, a 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, sniffs out explosives during a mass odor exercise Dec. 11, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The amount of explosives used for the exercise is ten times the amount normally used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard)

Weapons School conducts Mission Employment Phase exercise

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle departs during the Mission Employment Phase exercise Dec. 7, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise incorporates Air Force capabilities in diverse scenarios which can include aircraft in conjunction with space and cyberspace assets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

Weapons School conducts Mission Employment Phase exercise

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bill Bossinger, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems journeyman, tightens wiring underneath an F-15 Eagle during the Mission Employment Phase exercise Dec. 7, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

Weapons School conducts Mission Employment Phase exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adrian Navarro, 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reads over a technical order log during the Mission Employment Phase exercise Dec. 7, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

Weapons School conducts Mission Employment Phase exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Engle, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, looks over a technical order log during the Mission Employment Phase exercise Dec. 7, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The ME Phase exercise incorporates Air Force capabilities in diverse scenarios to include aircraft in conjunction with space and cyberspace assets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)