Six F-16s and an untold number of airmen have traveled from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan AB, South Korea, to Singapore to participate in the third installment of Commando Sling. The exercise with the Singapore Air Force will run through May 25.
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.