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JASDF F-2s with live AAM-4s escorting B-1Bs over the Pacific

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A pair of B-1B bombers assigned to Dyess Air Force Base flew a Continental United States to Continental United States joint Large Force Exercise with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Jan. 11.

A B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base flies alongside two Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a joint Large Force Exercise in the Indo-Pacific region, Jan. 11, 2022. Conducting training missions alongside partners strengthens the joint force tactics within the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

USAF demonstrating a new data link called AERONet using AT-6E

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Two AT-6Es, flown by 81st Fighter Squadron pilots, will be at Moody Air Force Base from January to May this year to demonstrate a new exportable datalink called Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network (AERONet) to partner nations.

A U.S. Air Force AT-6E Wolverine taxis on the flightline during its arrival at Moody Air Force, Georgia, Jan. 12, 2022. Pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron, who are on loan to the 23rd Wing, will be flying the AT-6 aircraft alongside partner nation personnel. They will be working together to build the capacity and capability of the U.S. partner nations, enhancing the ability to seamlessly work together and enabling the successes of any future operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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