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    RQ-4 Global Hawk arrives at Yokota Air Base

    Pacific Air Forces deployed a squadron of RQ-4 Global Hawks, from Air Combat Command's 69th Reconnaissance Group, Detachment 1, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2019.
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    PJs sharpen skills during Razor’s Edge

    The 48th Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base participated in an exercise from April 8-18, 2019. Razor’s Edge is a two-week long exercise where pararescuemen train to be better prepared for unilateral and joint combat search and rescue operations in any situation and environment. To meet these expectations they endure rigorous training reflective of real-world scenarios that they may encounter downrange.
  • U.S. Army Pvt. Bridger Clifford, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Battalion, 11th ADA Brigade patriot missile maintainer and operator, performs patriot missile readiness drills at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 16, 2019. Soldiers of the 1-43rd ADA Battalion provide the installation with an air defense capability, protecting personnel, assets and operations here from potential air threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

    Soldiers’ air defense capability defends skies

    Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 11th ADA Brigade, maintain and operate Patriot missile launchers here, in defense of Al Udeid’s skies, personnel and assets. Soldiers of the 1-43rd ADA Battalion can rapidly respond to a threat if needed and train regularly to ensure they are experts in operating these surface-to-air weapon systems.
  • Airmen recently installed Network Centric Collaborative Targeting hardware and software at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to support Red Flag and other exercises. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Illustration by Vincent Childress and Staff Sgt. Siuta Ika)

    Many ISR firsts accomplished at Red Flag 17-1

    This year’s first Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, saw many firsts for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance warriors of 25th Air Force. This was the first time weapon systems and platforms identified Network Centric Collaborative Targeting as a desired learning outcome, Lt. Col. Justin Tindal, chief, futures branch, Air Combat Command.
  • Maintainers from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings conduct conducts preflight checks on an F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 24, 2017. Airmen from the active duty 388th FW and Air Force Reserve 419th FW fly and maintain the Lightning II in a total force partnership, capitalizing on the strength of both components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

    ISR, Cyber coordinate capabilities for maximum effect at Red Flag

    Created in 1975, Red Flag was established by Gen. Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to more realistically train forces for combat. This year’s first Red Flag, 17-1, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, has today’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance warriors thinking about the many kinetic, or traditional weapon, and non-kinetic, information warfare, effects they can produce in battle scenarios.
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