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  • Raptors refuel above the Northern Territory

    This rotation of F-22 aircraft to RAAF Base Tindal marks the initial 5th Generation asset deployment of this duration and scope within Australia, and will be the first time the F-22 has conducted combined training to this extent in the country. This activity will vastly enhance RAAF and USAF 4th to

  • Flying through Cope North 2017

    A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron receives fuel from the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Aerial Refueling Squadron during Cope North 2017, Feb. 22, 2017. The exercise includes 22 total flying units and more than 2,700 personnel from

  • U.S., Japan, Australia fly in Cope North 2017

    Aircraft from the United States, Japanese and Australian air forces fly in formation during exercise Cope North 2017 off the coast of Guam, Feb. 21, 2017. The exercise includes 22 total flying units and more than 2,700 personnel from three countries and continues the growth of strong, interoperable

  • B-1 supports U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence

    A B-1B Lancer from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam and two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 fly over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as it transits the Philippine Sea. The B-1s are deployed in support of U.S, Pacific Command’s

  • Valiant Shield integrates joint training among U.S. forces

    Valiant Shield (VS) is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea,

  • 509th AMXS, getting it done during BAAD missions

    U.S. Airmen with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., conduct pre-flight inspections at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug, 11, 2016. The U.S. Strategic Command forces operate 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week detecting and deterring strategic attack