The U.S. Air Force, Navy and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force carried out exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04 at Misawa Air Base, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 7-13.
Sixteen U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, two JASDF E-2C Hawkeyes, one JASDF CH-47 Chinook, one U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, one USN C-12 Huron, and one USN P-8 Poseidon perform a wing capabilites demonstration to culminate a week-long readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022. The large formation was part of a routine exercise scenerio that tested the 35th FIghter Wing’s ability to generate airpower in support of the defense of Japan and other partner nations, ensuring the stability and security of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
F-16Cs were deployed to Yokota for the first time to test the unit’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities.
The teams that were deployed to Yokota also carried out simulated movement to multiple locations across Japan.
