The 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota AB, Japan, wants more noncommissioned officer participation in the USAF-Japanese Air Self Defense Force exchange program, reports Stars and Stripes. The Pacific Air Forces NAF is working with US Forces Japan and JASDF to set up more opportunities that let USAF airmen work and live with JASDF counterparts. “It’s a great program to mutually assure our security in the region,” CMSgt. Thomas Missel told S&S.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.