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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Plane flying over sky during RED FLAG  exerciseKunsan Airmen ace RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2
                        
                        
                        An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea, flies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2, June 16, 2023. RF-A is an advanced aerial combat training exercise that provides U.S. joint and allied forces an opportunity to integrate and improve interoperability through the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)
                
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Kunsan AB Airmen ace Red Flag-Alaska 23-2Published June 27, 2023
                    
                    By Senior Airman Karla Parra
                    
                    
                    8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) --****Kunsan Air Base** Airmen trained with U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Japan Self Defense Force and Republic of Korea air force service members during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 23-2, a **Pacific Air Forces**-sponsored annual exercise designed to enhance readiness in a simulated combat environment, June 12 — 23.Airman 1st Class Wyatt Martin conducts post-flight maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2.U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Wyatt Martin, an 80th Fighter Generation Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, conducts post-flight maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2023. RF-A allows pilots to train in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, an air, ground and electronic combat training range covering more than 77,000 square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ricardo Sandoval)
            
            
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**Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex**. 

“Red Flag has been occurring for over 40 years, giving young Airmen the experience of what could be their first five combat missions,” said Col. Mike McCarthy, RF-A 23-2 deployed forces commander and 8th Operations Group commander.

With approximately 2,500 personnel and 70 participating aircraft, RF-A 23-2 served as an ideal platform for international engagement. This iteration exhibited interoperability amongst allies and partners including the JASDF and ROKAF.

“We are excited to welcome JASDF and ROKAF to this iteration of RED FLAG-Alaska,” said Maj. William Hock, 354th Operations Group Detachment 1 assistant director of operations. “Their participation allows the opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while we train for full spectrum engagements and large-scale joint engagement.”




Each iteration of RF-A provides a unique opportunity to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training focused on varying training objectives. This iteration focused on airlift operations with a capstone joint forcible entry exercise. 

“The exercise has grown and developed over the years and one of the best aspects of it is giving us a venue for our joint and coalition partners to come together and enhance our ability to communicate, integrate and successfully complete the mission together,” McCarthy said.

The annual exercise is a commitment by the Department of Defense to ensure that U.S. Forces are capable and ready to face the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.LR 



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