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Nov. 9, 2024
Global Unity: US, Australia, Canada and UK

In an era defined by rapid technology advancements and with a worldwide platform saturated with Great Power Competition, the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, Oct. 21 - Nov. 4.
July 15, 2024
433rd CRF Kickstarts, Transforms, and Closes CLOR 2024

A team from the 433rd Contingency Response Flight kickstarted the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal (CLOR 24) at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, on June 24. Reserve Citizen Airmen played a critical role in leading CLOR 24, working with the host of the event, Air
Jan. 30, 2024
US, allies and partners integrate for dynamic targeting kill-chain automation experiments

The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, executed their annual Capstone event by experimenting with and developing tactics, techniques, and procedures for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical command and control
Dec. 19, 2023
U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Strengthen Partnership through EPME Exchange Initiative

The United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) recently demonstrated their commitment to a strong partnership through the Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) exchange initiative by 1st Air Force (AFNORTH/AFSPACE). Four non-commissioned airmen from the USAF completing
Dec. 7, 2023
Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined
Nov. 17, 2022
US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition

“Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise. Exercise VF:C is a
July 5, 2022
U.S. Air Force and Canadian Royal Air Force members assigned the 552nd Air Control Wing

Canadian and U.S. armed forces assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, demonstrated joint defense efforts aboard a Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The team tested their ability to obtain and disseminate
Dec. 17, 2021
Airborne Air Control; managing the battle space

Checkered Flag 22-1, a large-force aerial exercise hosted by Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, provided over 90 fourth- and fifth-generation airframes from across the Department of Defense an opportunity to complete air-to-air combat missions over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.A battle space this large
Feb. 25, 2020
968th EAACS hit 50k combat flying hours in under 7-years

In less than 7-years the 968th EAACS, or “Panthers,” completed 50,000 combat flying hours since being activated with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
Feb. 15, 2018
Holloman hosts Royal Canadian Air Force

Holloman Air Force Base hosted dissimilar aircraft training and integration with the Royal Canadian Air Force from Jan. 22 to Feb. 15, 2018.The training served to familiarize NATO allies with each other’s aircraft operations and maintenance requirements as well as strengthening their partnerships.

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