National Defense Strategy‘s effort in maintaining global peace and stability.
“This [deployment] allows our pilots and maintainers to train alongside one another, learn and apply best practices and ensure the joint force remains agile and responsive in the Pacific,” said Lt. Col. Brian Nash,
F-22 Detachment commander, MCAS-Iwakuni. “This exercise demonstrates the Total Force’s ability to rapidly and unpredictably project combat power to a place and time of our choosing.”
DFE operations fall under the scope of Agile Combat Employment capabilities which allows
Pacific Air Forces to continuously exercise ways to improve passive and active defense capabilities to ensure a competitive advantage and to protect assets and personnel in the future.
By Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Published April 06, 2021
U.S. Air Force Capt. Keenyn Duncan, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy pilot, stands in front of a C-5M April 2, 2021, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. An all-female crew assigned to Travis AFB flew the C-5M that delivered 120,000 pounds of cargo from JBLM to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, offload 120,000 pounds of cargo from a C-5M Super Galaxy April 1, 2021, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. An all-female crew assigned to Travis AFB flew the C-5M that delivered 120,000 pounds of cargo from JBLM to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
USAF F-22s participate in interoperability exercises with Japanese forces
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U.S. Air Force planes and personnel based in Hawaii joined U. S. Marine Corps and Japan Air Self Defense Force counterparts in Japan for dynamic force exercises, which concluded this week. Photo courtesy of JASDF/Twitter
April 9 (UPI) Hawaii-based planes of the U.S. Air Force, including F-22 fighter planes, were deployed to Japan for exercises with Japanese forces for the last month, the Air Force said on Friday.
Airmen of the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, trained alongside their U.S. Marines and Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
By Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published April 09, 2021
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 199th Fighter Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during fifth-generation fighter training near Japan, April 1, 2021. The F-22 Raptors are currently operating out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s dynamic force employment concept. U.S. and Japanese forces train and operate together regularly, employing a full spectrum of joint and bilateral capabilities, to defend Japan and support a secure and stable Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
By Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published April 07, 2021
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 199th Fighter Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during 5th generation fighter training near Japan, April 1, 2021. The F-22 Raptors are currently operating out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s dynamic force employment concept. U.S. and Japanese forces train and operate together regularly, employing a full spectrum of joint and bilateral capabilities, to defend Japan and support a secure and stable Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)