The Air Force and Space Force kicked off a busy summer of major exercises across the Pacific on July 8, with thousands of Airmen and Guardians and hundreds of aircraft and satellites set to participate in a so-called Department-Level Exercise series.
“Bamboo Eagle,” the Air Force’s new advanced combat-readiness exercise, returned for its second year in recent weeks, featuring more than 175 aircraft and 10,000 personnel from four countries for the service’s latest large-scale exercise.
A military exercise earlier this month saw 9th Reconnaissance Wing Airmen do something completely different: command and control fighter and transport aircraft as part of a massive exercise across the western U.S.
The 621st Contingency Response Wing played a crucial role at Bamboo Eagle, where they helped set up stand up fighter operations across California in preparation for a possible conflict in the Pacific.
Aerial porters, also known as “port dawgs,” played a key role moving vital fighter cargo into position for the massive Bamboo Eagle exercise held earlier this month.
Contingency contracting officers can buy ice, gas, air conditioners, or whatever else the Air Force needs to operate from the austere airstrips that will play a key role in a near-peer conflict.
The Air Force is underway with its first ever “Bamboo Eagle” exercise, which overlaps with the final days of Red Flag 24-1 and adds multi-domain elements—such as maritime warfare—as well as elements of of Agile Combat Employment to the Air Force’s premiere air dominance wargame.