31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

Senior Airman John Kendall, 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, places a light down on the flightline during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for a variety of aircraft including, C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules aircraft. The landing zone kits and lights are visible from up to 7-10 miles out, and can be remotely controlled from up to 5,000 feet away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

Tech. Sgt. Phonkamon Gehres, 31st Operations Support Squadron wing airfield driving program manager, briefs airfield management contingency response procedures to 31st OSS members at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for a variety of aircraft including, C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit contains approximately 35 LED lamps that are powered with batteries and can be turned on anytime or set up with remotes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

Tech. Sgt. Phonkamon Gehres, 31st Operations Support Squadron Wing airfield driving program manager, explains the usage of a light kit to 31st OSS Airfield Management and Air Traffic Control members at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members trained on airfield management contingency response procedures and used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for different aircraft including, C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit contains approximately 35 LED lamps that are powered with batteries and can be turned on anytime or set up with remotes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Calopedis)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeffrey Bliss, 31st Operations Support Squadron airfield operations director of operations, holds airfield lights during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st OSS Air Traffic Control Tower and Airfield Management section trained with and tested Phantom AZL-15 lighting kits to become familiar with the airfield management contingency response procedures for C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit displays colors such as red, green, blue, white and infared. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Operations Support Squadron Airfield Management and Air Traffic Control Tower train at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members trained on airfield management contingency response procedures and used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for a variety of aircraft including, C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit contains approximately 35 LED lamps that are powered with batteries and can be turned on anytime or set up with remotes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Thomas Calopedis)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Operations Support Squadron take lights out of a kit during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st OSS Air Traffic Control Tower and Airfield Management section trained with and tested Phantom AZL-15 lighting kits. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit contains approximately 35 LED lamps that are powered with batteries and can be turned on anytime or set up with remotes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Gibson, 31st Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control watch supervisor, Felix Guerra, 31st OSS air traffic automation specialist and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeffrey Bliss, 31st OSS airfield operations director of operations, measures distance for lights on the flightline at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members trained on airfield management contingency response procedures and used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit contains approximately 35 LED lamps that are powered with batteries and can be turned on anytime or set up with remotes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Operations Support Squadron Airfield Management and Air Traffic Control Tower train on airfield management contingency response procedures at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members trained on airfield management contingency response procedures and used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for a variety of aircraft including, C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit displays colors such as red, green, blue, white and infrared. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

Tech. Sgt. Phonkamon Gehres, 31st Operations Support Squadron Wing airfield driving program manager, instructs 31st OSS Airfield Management and Air Traffic Control members at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. Gehres instructed members on the purpose and procedures behind the Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit. The Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit displays colors such as red, green, blue, white and infrared. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Calopedis)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Operations Support Squadron hold a light during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st OSS Air Traffic Control Tower and Airfield Management section trained with and tested Phantom AZL-15 lighting kits to become familiar with the airfield management contingency response procedures. The landing zone kits and lights are visible from up to 7-10 miles out, and can be remotely controlled from up to 5,000 feet away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

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31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

Published March 16, 2022
By Senior Airman Brooke Moeder, Airman First Class Thomas Calopedis
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Senior Airman John Kendall, 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, places a light down on the flightline during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for a variety of aircraft including, C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules aircraft. The landing zone kits and lights are visible from up to 7-10 miles out, and can be remotely controlled from up to 5,000 feet away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)