CAX Stache

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Staff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

It’s rarely pretty. It’s often not in regulation. And it’s a hassle to maintain, but the CAX Stache is a constant of pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Left to right, top to bottom) Capt. Roy (Geico) Haskins, Lance Cpl. Jason M. Terrill, Capt. Luke Pernotto, Cpl. Erek S. Sharp, Pfc. Daniel L. Lohmann, Cpl. Ryan Guedry, Lance Cpl. Warren Truehaft, Pfc. Kevin C. Vaughn, Lance Cpl. Brent J. Ford. (Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga)