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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Adrean Clark, Lockheed Martin Operations analyst, demonstrates how to read the displays in the F-35 simulator to U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, during the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019.F-35 multilateral conference sets stage for operational integration in Indo-Pacific
                        
                        
                        Adrean Clark, Lockheed Martin Operations analyst, demonstrates how to read the displays in the F-35 Lightning II simulator to Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, during the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019. F-35 subject matter experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea met to increase 4th and 5th generation aircraft theater interoperability. More than 80 personnel from the four nations discussed bed down and strategic concepts, operations, logistics and sustainment topics, all building on the success of the March 2017 F-35 Symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Robles)
                
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        Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Darren Goldie, Director General Air Combat Capability, flies in an F-35 simulator during the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019.F-35 multilateral conference sets stage for operational integration in Indo-Pacific
                        
                        
                        Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Darren Boldie, Director General Air Combat Capability, flies in an F-35 Lightning II simulator during the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019. F-35 subject matter experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and the South Korea met to increase 4th and 5th generation aircraft theater interoperability. More than 80 personnel from the four nations discussed bed down and strategic concepts, operations, logistics and sustainment topics, all building on the success of the March 2017 F-35 Symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Robles)
                
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        U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, speaks to members of the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Headquarters PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019.F-35 multilateral conference sets stage for operational integration in Indo-Pacific
                        
                        
                        Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, speaks to members of the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Headquarters PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019. F-35 subject matter experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea met to increase 5th and 4th generation aircraft theater interoperability. More than 80 personnel from the four nations discussed bed down and strategic concepts, operations, logistics, and sustainment topics, all building on the success of the March 2017 F-35 Symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)
                
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        Republic of Korea Air Force Col. Junsun Lee, 17th Fighter Wing Air Operations Group commander, speaks to members of the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at Headquarters PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019.South Korean air force Col. Junsun Lee, 17th Fighter Wing Air Operations Group commander, speaks to members of the Pacific F-35 Users Group Conference at headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019. More than 80 personnel from the four nations discussed bed down and strategic concepts, operations, logistics, and sustainment topics, all building on the success of the March 2017 F-35 Symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)
                
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F-35 multilateral conference sets stage for operational integration in Indo-PacificPublished March 18, 2019
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux
                    
                    
                    Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) --**F-35 Lightning II subject matter experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea met to improve 4th and 5th generation aircraft theater interoperability during the second Pacific F-35 User Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 12 -14.More than 80 personnel from the four nations discussed bed down and strategic concepts, operations, logistics and sustainment topics, all building on the success of the March 2017 F-35 Symposium.“This conference provides a great opportunity to work with our allies to strengthen our interoperability with 5th and 4th generation aircraft as these airframes start to become more prominent in the region,” said Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander. “Improving interoperability between our forces and helping allies increase their capabilities works to deter aggression, maintain stability and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.”This year’s theme “operational integration in the Indo-Pacific” focused on security, interoperability, training, simulators and logistics information systems.As the presence of the F-35 increases in the Indo-Pacific, future multilateral exercises will enhance 5th generation aircraft interoperability and integration, as well as agile command and control across the full spectrum of combined warfighter operations.“It’s how we take advantage of all the capabilities we have in the region,” Brown said. “The F-35 will bring a full spectrum of capabilities to us and will be a critical part of joint and coalition efforts.”The Marine Corps currently has F-35Bs based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is projected to house future F-35A squadrons starting in 2020. The Air Force last deployed F-35As to the region in 2017, with the 34th Fighter Squadron from Hill AFB, Utah, going to Kadena Air Base, Japan, for a six-month deployment.The F-35’s advanced technologies and sensors, in conjunction with other multi-domain systems to collect, fuse and distribute information will lead to unprecedented battlespace awareness, survivability, and lethality in future highly contested environments.“Right now we have all the right people in the right place at the right time,” Brown said. “With that we can address change, identify areas that require additional work, and initiate measurable progress to close gaps. As we posture for the future, remember that we’re stronger and more effective when we work together.”PACAF 



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