Due to sequestration, F-16s from the 35th Fighter Wing in Misawa, Japan have been unable to practice Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) during this year’s Red Flag exercises. Now, the Wild Weasels are getting SEAD training with help from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
The wing has been given access to Gaicho airspace, an area over the Northern Pacific Ocean, and pilots are learning how to track and identify emitters put out from Japanese SAM sites.
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