Starting Monday and continuing for about a week, residents of Southern Idaho might notice an increase in military air traffic over the region. But there is no reason to worry, it’s all part of Raging Gunfighter from the men and women out of the Mountain Home Air Force Base.
- The training focuses on getting airmen outside of their normal operating areas by incorporating local airfields and airports.
- Airmen will command and control F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home and F-35 Lighting from Hill AFB in Utah.
- Colonel Stephens asks the public to keep their distance.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story.)
“Raging Gunfighter is a routine operational exercise to prepare our airmen for combat deployment in any potential future contingency,” said Colonel Travis Stephens, 366th Fighter Wing Group Operations Commander.
During Raging Gunfighter, the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home Air Force Base will be testing their ability to generate combat airpower while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain both their wing and ground force elements in a dynamic and contested environment — meaning, airmen both in the sky and on the ground are getting a full test of their abilities.