7/28/2011 - Capt. Ruben Amezaga, 14th Fighter Squadron, inspects a missile during a pre-flight acceptance inspection July 28. After all maintenance is completed on an aircraft the accepting pilot inspects and determines if the aircraft is combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
7/28/2011 - Capt. Matt Marshall, 13th Fighter Squadron, performs pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a pre-deployment training exercise. The 35th Fighter Wing is engaged in a three-day exercise, simulating a variety of scenarios in a pre-combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
7/28/2011 - Capt. Matt Marshall, 13th Fighter Squadron, stands by while 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers perform a weapons inspection on the aircraft during a training exercise July 28. The exercise tests the Airmen's ability to operate effectively in a pre-combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
7/28/2011 - Lt. Col. Gregory Kreuder, 13th Fighter Squadron, signals the claws of the Panther "the 13th FS's hand sign" as he moves down the taxi-way during a training exercise July 28. The 35th Fighter Wing is engaged in a three-day pre-deployment exercise, simulating a variety of scenarios in a pre-combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
7/28/2011 - Members of the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, arrive at a simulated deployed location, during a pre-deployment training exercise July 28. The 35th Fighter Wing is engaged in a three-day exercise, simulating a variety of scenarios in a pre-combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
7/28/2011 - Capt. Robert Goodreau, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, briefs Airmen who have arrived at a simulated deployed location July 28. The training exercise tests the Airmen's ability to survive and operate in wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)