By Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves and Airman Anabel Del Valle , 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published August 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas Reed with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, commander, prepares to take flight in a QF-16 from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Pilots flew out several aircraft from the 325th Fighter Wing’s airfield after evacuation orders had been called due to rising concerns over severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Anabel Del Valle)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, taxies a QF-16 aircraft for takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Wilson piloted the aircraft to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, as part of an airfield evacuation in preparation for severe weather conditions approaching the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, taxies a QF-16 aircraft for takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Wilson piloted the aircraft to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, as part of an airfield evacuation in preparation for severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, Michael Reeves, left, and Michael Seemuth, right, with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, contractors, perform pre-flight checks and procedures of a QF-16 aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The 325th Fighter Wing and the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, commanding units, partnered together to authorize and execute an aircraft evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)
Pictured is a unit patch on the flight suit of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Reed, along with multiple pilots, rushed to evacuate QF-16 aircraft from the 325th Fighter Wing’s airfield to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in preparation for storm conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)
A QF-16 assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron aircraft taxies the runway for takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The host unit, the 325th Fighter Wing, partnered with the commanding unit, the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, to authorize aircraft evacuation orders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)
Pictured is a unit patch on the flight suit of U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas Reed with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, commander, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Reed, and multiple other pilots, rushed to evacuate QF-16 aircraft to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in preparation for storm conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)
A QF-16 from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron takes off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The aircraft evacuated the 325th Fighter Wing’s airfield to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, due to the possibility of severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Anabel Del Valle)
U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas Reed with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, commander, performs pre-flight checks of a QF-16 before takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The unit evacuated multiple aircraft to from the 325th Fighter Wing’s airfield to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, for safe haven from severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Anabel Del Valle)
Two QF-16s from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron take off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The aircraft evacuated from the 325th Fighter Wing’s airfield to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, due to the possibility of severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Anabel Del Valle)
Three QF-16s from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron prepare to take flight at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The aircraft evacuated the 325th Fighter Wing’s airfield due to rising concerns over severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Anabel Del Valle)