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.
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.