25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alfred Rice, 25th Maintenance Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief, marshals a tow vehicle into position during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. Personnel assigned to the unit simulated the development and employment of procedures for munitions certification without standard electronic systems to further develop their skills in simulated contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

From the left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alfred Rice, 25th Maintenance Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aven Lyanne De La Garza, 25th MXS munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief, review checklists for a pre-towing inspection during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. During the exercise, unit personnel practiced forward deploying equipment in a simulated contested environment to master the skills required to effectively enable combat logistics while deployed. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

From the left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alfred Rice, 25th Maintenance Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aven Lyanne De La Garza, 25th MXS munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief, conduct a final quality control inspection on inert munitions during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. The airmen demonstrated agile combat employment by sustaining operations amid simulated attacks and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt . Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julian Ortiz, 25th Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, secures components on an inert training munition during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. This training, conducted in full protective gear, ensures Airmen are proficient in assembling munitions under simulated contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julian Ortiz, 25th Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, secures a component on an inert training munition during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. The airmen demonstrated agile combat employment by sustaining operations amid simulated attacks and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive hazards . (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kendra Pace, 25th Maintenance Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of stockpile surveillance, front, and Airman 1st Class Jacob Taylor, 25th MXS conventional maintenance technician, perform a functional test during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. To further develop their skills in contested environments , personnel assigned to the unit simulated the development and employment of procedures for munitions certification without standard electronic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

U.S. Air Force Airman Jared Ortiz, 25th Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance technician, observes airmen during the munitions building exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. During the exercise unit personnel practiced forward deploying equipment in a simulated contested environment to master the skills required to effectively enable combat logistics while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

From the right, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julian Ortiz, 25th Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, and Airman Jared Ortiz, 25th MXS conventional maintenance technician, work an assembly line building inert GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. The exercise challenged airmen’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower while operating in a simulated contested environment under Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julian Ortiz, 25th Maintanence Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, secures a component on an inert training munition during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. The exercise tested the teams ability to demonstrate agile combat employment by sustaining operations amid simulated attacks and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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25 MXS participates in exercise Iron Raven

Published Jan. 12, 2026
By Senior Airman Kylie Barrow
25th Attack Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alfred Rice, 25th Maintenance Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief, marshals a tow vehicle into position during exercise Iron Raven at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 19, 2025. Personnel assigned to the unit simulated the development and employment of procedures for munitions certification without standard electronic systems to further develop their skills in simulated contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel O’Shea and captions by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)