Idaho Guard participating in Persian Gulf exercise

An Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II is parked underneath a sunshade at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. A contingent of six A-10 Thunderbolts and more than 120 airmen from Gowen Field here in the region recently to participate in three major coalition exercises.

A contingent of six A-10 Thunderbolts and more than 120 airmen from the Idaho Air National Guard at Gowen Field arrived in the Persian Gulf to participate in a series of coalition exercises in the region.

The exercises allow Air Force units to sharpen combat air skills, enhance procedures for sustained operations at non-U.S. bases and improve interoperability between coalition air forces, Air Force officials said.

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