P
acific Air Forces closed out Red Flag Alaska 07-2 on June 15 after two weeks during which “every participating unit [got] an opportunity to plan, lead, and debrief some of the most complex missions that you can find anywhere in the world,” says Col William Wignall, the exercise Air Expeditionary Wing commander. MSgt. Anthony Davis reports that more than 1,400 military personnel from the US, Australia, and Singapore participated in this second of three planned Red Flag Alaska exercises for this year.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.