From maintainers recovering and relaunching jets to pilots prepping and flying sorties, airmen at Kadena AB, Japan, last week trained in surge operations with their F-15s to improve their combat readiness and proficiency, according to a release. The number of training flights with the F-15s of the 67th Fighter Squadron increased each day during the drill. The pilots focused on basic fighter maneuvers. As one of the Air Force’s forward-based air superiority squadrons, the 67th FS frequently trains with Japanese fighter units at various US and Japanese airfields in the region.
The Air Force is renaming its traditional aviation bonus program in 2024 and continuing a new, experimental second program, ordered by Congress, aimed at getting aviators to extend their commitment sooner and for longer. While the programs can’t be doubled-up, aviators may be able to move from one to the…