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Feb. 17, 2022
RAAF participates in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021

New F-35As from the Royal Australian Air Force’s No 77 Squadron participated in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021, a live-missile firing event supported by the 53rd Wing and Eglin Air Force Base.
Dec. 20, 2021
Advanced Command and Control Tactics exercised during Checkered Flag 22-1 and Weapon System Evaluation Program-East

Checkered Flag 22-1 was held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 8-19, 2021. Tactical execution of Air Combat Command's largest air dominance exercise took over the airspace over the Gulf of Mexico and included over 90 fighter, tanker, and Command and Control aircraft.
Oct. 22, 2021
Eielson F-35s participate in WSEP, make strides towards first IOC squadron in PACAF

The 356th Fighter Squadron made history as the first F-35A Lightning II unit in the Pacific Air Forces to participate in an air-to-air weapons evaluation here, Oct. 8-23, 2021. This is the second fifth-generation platform to be evaluated on live-fire air-to-air weapons employment in support of
July 29, 2021
Air Force, Navy units provide joint command and control for the high-end fight

A joint team of Air Force and Navy command and control units exercised advanced joint command and control during two air dominance events at Tyndall Air Force Base recently. Throughout the month of May, Tyndall hosted two simultaneous large force exercises preparing the Joint Force for operations
March 22, 2021
53rd Wing’s WSEP provides joint venue for training, evaluation and test

The 53d Weapons Evaluation Group hosted air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons system evaluations at Tyndall and Hill Air Force Bases, from March 8-19, 2021.

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RAAF participates in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021

Advanced Command and Control Tactics exercised during Checkered Flag 22-1 and Weapon System Evaluation Program-East

Eielson F-35s participate in WSEP, make strides towards first IOC squadron in PACAF

Air Force, Navy units provide joint command and control for the high-end fight

53rd Wing’s WSEP provides joint venue for training, evaluation and test