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Major Bradley Kramer . I'm the range

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operations officer at Razorback Range .

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Razorback Range's primary mission is to

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provide joint terminal tech controller

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training for all A NGJ tech training

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units . Additionally , we conduct range

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operations and manage airspace for air

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and ground units executing basic

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surface attack contract , close air

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support threat avoidance training ,

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live fire , air to ground training and

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ground maneuvering . Razorback Range

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started operations in nine , 1975

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personnel from Shelby Range out of

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Mississippi helped set up the range .

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It originally started with one officer

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and three enlisted personnel , a

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tractor and a bulldozer . We had two

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targets . Initially , we had a bomb

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circle and a straight pit and we

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supported aircraft from Memphis , Tulsa

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and Port Smith . Over the last five

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years , Razorback range has supported

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19 air units flying 12 different air

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frames as well as 36 National Guard

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active duty and NATO J tech units .

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Razorback Range will continue that air

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National Guard contract cash training

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mission for the seeable future and

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currently upgrading infrastructure and

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capabilities to support both F-35 and

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F-16 F MS training missions . We have

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pilots , heavy equipment operators , CS

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S admin and radio operators that work

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together to provide realistic air and

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ground training environment to those

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who will be deployed to areas of

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conflict .