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Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea participate in Silver Flag exercise for first time

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Airmen from Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force joined U.S. Air Force civil engineers for Silver Flag exercise in Guam for the first time on Feb. 19.

Airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force construct berms and dikes during Partner Nation Silver Flag Feb. 19, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The event was the first time partner nations were presented the opportunity to travel to Guam to trade engineering practices with each other and the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Smoot/Released)
Airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force construct berms and dikes during Partner Nation Silver Flag Feb. 19, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The event was the first time partner nations were presented the opportunity to travel to Guam to trade engineering practices with each other and the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Smoot/Released)

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Employing the LITENING pod on C-130

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The Arkansas Air National Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing has integrated the LITENING pod on two of its C-130Hs to test out its effectiveness during air drops.

A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H is mounted with a Northrop Grumman LITENING pod targeting system as part of an Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center program to develop a highly-accurate air drop and reconnaissance system. The Arkansas Air National Guard unit has been tapped as a test bed and has sent aircraft, aircrews and maintainers to Arizona for the test program.
A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H is mounted with a Northrop Grumman LITENING pod targeting system as part of an Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center program to develop a highly-accurate air drop and reconnaissance system. The Arkansas Air National Guard unit has been tapped as a test bed and has sent aircraft, aircrews and maintainers to Arizona for the test program.

Photos by Master Sgt. Chris Durney

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Refueling A-10 at austere landing site in Bulgaria

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A-10Cs from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron practiced operating out of an austere landing site at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 9.

A member of the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron refuels a 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during forward area refueling point training at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 11, 2016. A single A-10 usually receives approximately 2000 pounds of fuel in a 4-5 minute span during FARP training but the C-130 can provide tens of thousands of pounds of fuel if needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
A member of the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron refuels a 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during forward area refueling point training at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 11, 2016. A single A-10 usually receives approximately 2000 pounds of fuel in a 4-5 minute span during FARP training but the C-130 can provide tens of thousands of pounds of fuel if needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)

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