The 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa AB, Japan, recently joined with the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena AB, Japan, on the island of Okinawa, and elements of the Japan Air Self Defense Force for four days of aerial combat in an exercise dubbed “Seikan War,” reports SSgt. Vann Miller. The event gave the Misawa F-16 and Kadena F-15 pilots and maintainers a chance to train and share tactics with JASDF airmen. The conclusion of Col. Doug Carney, an F-15 pilot from Kadena: “We should do this more often. Even though we fly the same or similar airplanes, we have different methods of employing and executing.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
