Members of the Kentucky and New Jersey Air National Guards participated in the recent joint Eagle Flag exercise at JB McGuire, N.J. This was the second iteration of the exercise, but the first time National Guard members were invited to participate. During the humanitarian-relief drill, 82 Kentucky Air Guardsmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group, 10 airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, three members of the New Jersey ANG’s 108th CRG, and two civilians from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations worked with soldiers to open a mock port in late July. “We are getting more and more engaged with the Army with these kinds of joint activities and [the exercise] helps us understand their capabilities, and they understand ours,” said Maj. Kevin Thornberry, logistical officer-in-charge of the exercise’s joint task force-port opening. (McGuire release by Capt. Andi Hahn)
The Department of the Air Force has identified 50 programs that will make up the core of its contribution to the Pentagon’s joint all-domain command and control effort, branding them part of the “DAF Battle Network,” according to newly-released budget documents. The DAF Battle Network programs span multiple offices and agencies…