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Japan to fire Type 12 SSM at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

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Japanese forces are set to deploy their state-of-the-art Type 12 Surface-to-Ship missile (SSM) in Australian waters for the first time, as part of the upcoming Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. The live fire demonstration, scheduled to take place at the Jervis Bay weapons range, marks a significant milestone in the growing military relationship between Japan and Australia. This event also highlights the expanded cooperation between the two nations and the United States, with the aim of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Type 12 (AShM) firing, Japan GSDF
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141st Air Refueling Wing to conduct first-of-its-kind air refueling training in Thailand

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Leaders from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Washington Air National Guard have concluded a pivotal planning conference, laying the groundwork for a historic engagement in the Kingdom of Thailand later this year. The focus of this much-anticipated exercise will be a first-of-its-kind air refueling training conducted by the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Air Refueling Wing, alongside the Oregon National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing and a Royal Thai Air Force fighter group.

Col. Gent Welsh, (3rd from L), Commander of the 194th Regional Support Wing, Air Vice Marshal Tanasak Metananta (4th from L), and his staff pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to take off for an aerial refueling mission. The General and his staff visited the 141st Air Refueling Wing as part of our State Partnership Program with the Kingdom of Thailand.

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