Pacific Air Forces has launched the second Red Flag-Alaska of the year at Eielson Air Force Base, where more than 1,400 military personnel from the US, Australia, and Singapore have arrived for the two-week exercise. The first one of the three planned for this year took place in April and the final one is slated for July.
After years of experiments and tests, senior Air Force leaders say they're on the verge of using C-17s and other cargo aircraft to launch cruise missiles via airdrop, touting the development as a way to bolster the combat fleet and a major shift in the service’s mindset.