U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Howard Zumbrunnen, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit tactical maintainer, attaches safety wire to a nut on the bottom of a wing on a F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2012. More than 70 Airmen from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons and 35th Maintenance Group were flown to Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore in support of Commando Sling, exercise that was created to help build relations with the people of Singapore and train U.S. Air Force pilots in a foreign environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaleb Snay/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John McDaniel, 13th Fighter Squadron commander, taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon from a hardened aircraft shelter at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2012. Pilots from the 13 and 14 Fighter Squadrons are flying to Singapore in support of Commando Sling, an exercise that was created to help build relations with the people of Singapore and train U.S. Air Force pilots in a foreign environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaleb Snay/Released)

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Airmen deploy for Commando Sling

Published March 26, 2012
By Airman 1st Class Kaleb Snay
35th Fighter Wing PA

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 70 Airmen from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron and 35th Maintenance Group were flown to Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore March 23 in support of Commando Sling.

The exercise, scheduled for three weeks, was created to help build relations with the people of Singapore and train U.S. Air Force pilots in a foreign environment.

Pilots from the 13 and 14 FS will be training on a variety of basic fighter and air combat maneuvers and air combat tactics.

"The air-to-air training helps verify our tactics, techniques and procedures", said Lt. Col. John McDaniel, 13 FS commander. "Singapore is a great ally of the U.S. and this will be a great opportunity for our air forces to strengthen the bonds between our two countries and help maintain regional stability."