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Military Briefs: Readiness Exercises Involving MAC Dill Fla

U S readiness command and Mac Dill Air Force Base Florida coordinated defensive delay withdrawal and counter offensive ground phases with close air support and aerial reconnaissance. Ground forces were supplied by the 4th Division at Fort Carson with Colorado and Nevada Air National Guard providing tactical fighter and reconnaissance support. Boldfire served as a field laboratory for joint concepts testing. Sergeant Mize a platoon sergeant with Company C 1st Battalion 61st Infantry, wife Joan resides at 205 Cunningham Drive Security Colorado. Cadet James M Garrett son of Marvin U and Mrs Garrett Jackson is among 1086 cadets entering their second year at the U S Air Force Academy. The cadet and fellow sophomores completed a three week water and combat survival and introductory prisoner of war course, and joined a three week orientation at Loring Air Force Base Maine to understand enlisted roles.