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  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over a U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G during a PAC Weasel exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 19, 2020. This exercise allows 35th Operations Group intelligence Airmen, and the U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 209 (VAQ-209) to integrate at a classified level. This coordination and sharing of training and operational tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) is extremely helpful. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    Three airframes, one mission: Misawa Pacific Weasel

    Members of the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, the 610th Air Control Flight, U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 209 and Patrol Squadron One, executed Exercise PACIFIC WEASEL at Misawa Air Base, Japan, over Draughon Range, June 19, 2020. The objective of this exercise was to integrate U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force assets to simulate the suppression of enemy air defenses and increase interoperability between the two services. This exercise incorporated a total of 21 aircraft, to include F-16 Fighting Falcons, EA-18G Growlers and a P-8 Poseidon.
  • F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-2 Viper Zeros prepare for take-off during a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The F-16s had the duty of providing a suppression of enemy air defenses and escorting the F-2s into the targets area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)

    Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

    U.S. and Japanese pilots with the 35th Fighter Wing and 3rd Air Wing participated in dissimilar air combat-training as part of their monthly bilateral ritual here, last week.
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