Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Webster, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party journeyman, writes in his notebook during exercise Agile Fury 21 at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 9, 2021. TACP members guide aircraft to enemy locations and increase the strength of ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Ritchie, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, command chief troop forward observer, surveys the Grafenwöhr Training Area during exercise Agile Fury 21 in Germany, March 9, 2021. Other units involved in exercise Agile Fury 21 include the 480th Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, the 510th Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, as well as the 10th Panzer Division from the German Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa deputy commander, surveys the Grafenwöhr Training Area during exercise Agile Fury 21 in Germany, March 9, 2021. Binoculars serve many purposes for Tactical Air Control Party Airmen, providing them advance notice of enemy units and expanding their vision to better survey an area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa deputy commander, speaks with a member of the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron during exercise Agile Fury 21 at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 9, 2021. Tactical Air Control Party members use natural elements such as trees, leaves, and moss as camouflage to help them avoid enemy detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Demarcus Harrison, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron strike team non-commissioned officer in charge, left, watches as a drone flies in the air during Agile Fury 21 at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 8, 2021. Agile Fury 21 is the largest exercise the 2nd ASOS has ever held. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Demarcus Harrison, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron strike team non-commissioned officer in charge, holds a drone during Agile Fury 21 at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 8, 2021. Drones are used for reconnaissance because they use heat signatures to detect human life and are small enough to generally avoid enemy detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

Members of the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron discuss camouflage strategies during Agile Fury 21 at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 8, 2021. Tactical Air Control Party Airmen must be vigilant when selecting locations to set up operations while in an austere environment to safeguard themselves against enemy detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

Members of the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron drape a camouflage net over a Humvee during Agile Fury 21 at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 8, 2021. Agile Fury 21, an exercise held from March 8-12, in which Tactical Air Control Party Airmen train on scenarios involving ground operations, close air support and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

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Lt. Gen. Basham visits 2 ASOS during Agile Fury 21

Published March 16, 2021
By Senior Airman Taylor D. Slater
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

GRAFENWÖHR TRAINING AREA, Germany --

Tactical Air Control Party Airmen train on scenarios involving ground operations, close air support and reconnaissance during the week-long exercise.