U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Kugel, 34th Weapons Squadron, scans the surrounding airspace during a combat search and rescue mission as part of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 15, 2012. The Air Force Weapons School is a five-and-a-half-month training course which provides selected officers with the most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. Throughout the course, students receive an average of 400 hours of graduate-level academics and participate in demanding combat training missions.