Kandahar OEF Deployment 2013
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Continuing on from Kandahar OEF Deployment 2012
First posting for 2013 of a photo from Dec 2012! Only recently released.
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First posting for 2013 of a photo from Dec 2012! Only recently released.
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Spangdahlem Air Base wrote:480th Fighter Squadron deploys to Afghanistan
Posted 4/23/2013
by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
4/23/2013 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base's 480th Fighter Squadron deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of contingency operations April 7, 2013.
The 480th FS is deploying for approximately six months to provide air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack capabilities.
"I'm looking forward to leading the squadron down-rage, supporting the guys who are on the ground and doing the job that we're tasked to do ... I think everybody is really looking forward to do the job we've been training so hard for," said Austin native Lt. Col. Cameron Caroom, 480th FS commander.
The 480th has prepared for more than four months for this deployment through multiple exercises with the most recent being Red Flag 2013, an aerial combat training exercise held in Las Vegas.
"It's game time," Caroom said. "Everything up to this point has been practiced and rehearsed. We've got six months of game to play and we're ready to go."
In addition to participating in exercises, the squadron also catered their home-base training to prepare for Afghanistan's environment.
The 480th communicated with the fighter squadron they replaced in Afghanistan to prepare and plan for what was ahead. They went over such things as successful tactics, techniques and procedures best used to accomplish the mission.
On this deployment, 480th maintainers, pilots and support crews will work around the clock to ensure combat air power is provided over head so that service members on the ground are supported.
"That's what the mission is and what everyone is looking forward to doing," Caroom said.
source: http://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/news/stor ... =123345448
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Some mission marked photos of 480th FS F-16s from Kandahar
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[serial]91-0360[/serial] 480 FS
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Another mission marked photo from the 480th FS F-16s deployed at Kandahar. Look closely enough you will see a Mule kill!
91-0361 480 FS
91-0361 480 FS
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That's a bit of overkill just to play "Pin The Tail On The Donkey" (a mule is half donkey ya know...). And is it cheating to use a PGM?? Somebody check the PTTOTD ROE. The stencil is a gravity bomb, so maybe he used CCIP. You know....to make it sporty and stuff.
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Any details on the rest of the rainbow package that deployed
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F-16s transition back to Bagram. Read story Bagram runway reopens: First F-16s arrive
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#85-1412 457 FS
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Switched to Bagram OEF Deployment 2014
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