CCT, 266th RANS support CAS mission at Idaho range
An Air Force combat controller measures distance using a range finder, as he executes an exercise close-air support mission at Saylor Creek Range at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 11, 2014. In training for warfare, realism is paramount. Mountain Home Air Force Base and the 266th Range Squadron controls and maintains emitter sites across almost 7,500-square miles of operational range space, and it’s that access to airspace and ranges that allows for realistic, safe training and testing while providing the flexibility to accommodate the complexity of this multinational, multiservice exercise. The CCT’s identity is masked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)