102nd Air Operations Group participates in AUSTERE CHALLENGE - 10
Captain Brendan Simison, Col. Frank Aflague and Capt. Sara Stockhaus, 102nd Air Operations Group, participated in the Joint exercise 'AUSTERE CHALLENGE -10', May 6-7. The exercise gave the 102nd AOG an opportunity to prove the effectiveness of 'distributed operations' whereby the Massachusetts Air National Guardsmen supported the 608th Air and Space Operations Center, located at Barksdale AFB, La., from Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., a distance of more than 1,200 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Catyb)