ACC establishes Campaign Plan working group to prepare for strategic competition with a near peer

The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command has established a Campaign Plan working group to prepare the Command for strategic competition with a near peer.

Two F-35A Lightning IIs and two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Eielson Air Force Base fly alongside two F-22 Raptors assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of a mass formation flight May 5, 2020. With the arrival of the F-35A last month, these three fighter aircraft platforms will train together in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex on a regular basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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Tokyo residents upset over CV-22 flights with machine gun mounted on ramp

Hamura Peace Committee, a civic group based in western Tokyo, is complaining that U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys are flying over the city with machine guns mounted on the ramp.

Staff Sgt. Justin O’Brien, 7th Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator, performs preflight checks on a CV-22 Osprey’s ramp-mounted weapon system, a .50-caliber GAU-21 heavy machine gun Mar. 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. When assigned to the tail position of the aircraft, SMAs are responsible for operating the RMW, weight and balance, clearing the landing zone and alternate insertions and extraction methods, among other duties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt Chris Sullivan)

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