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Pentagon deploying THAAD launcher to Rota

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A Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher is being moved to Rota, an island approximately 40 nautical miles north-northeast of Guam, this month.

The deployment of a Terminal Altitude Area Defense System to Israel is an exercise involving U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Israeli forces, under the Dynamic Force Employment concept. The exercise builds readiness and interoperability in the region, demonstrates the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy air defense assets globally, and demonstrates U.S. Army Europe’s mission to deter potential adversaries and support allies.

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Elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan

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A formation of F-15C/D Eagles assigned to the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, and an HH-60 Pavehawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron taxi during a routine wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2022. Similar training is routinely conducted at U.S. Air Force bases across Japan and around the globe to ensure U.S. Airmen’s readiness to respond to a range of potential contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

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USAF upgrading 608 F-16s to V variant

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Ten years after Lockheed Martin announced the F-16V variant at the Singapore airshow, the U.S. Air Force has decided to modify 608 Block 40 and 50 jets to that standard.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron lifts off of the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 35th FS moved to Kunsan AB in 1952 as an F-4 Phantom unit, and later received F-16s in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Adkins)

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