F-16’s takeoff in Colombia
Exercise Relampago VI at Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, July 19, 2021. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our armed forces.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron instructs Senior Airman Duncan Bevan, an aerial Combat Camera specialist assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, before a flight at Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to take off from Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare to take off from Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare to take off from Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
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Colombian Air Force air traffic controllers watch U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare to take off from Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis before take off from Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis before take off from Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. F-16s along with personnel from Shaw AFB will rapidly integrate into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)