The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid global mobility missions in dynamic, contested environments.
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Captain Leif “Weed” Steinbaugh, Director of Training at NAWDC, provided us an overview to the facility and to the changes at NAWDC since we last visited Fallon Naval Air Station in 2014.
The E-2D is the latest variant of the long-running E-2 Hawkeye series of aircraft.
The Australian Navy is preparing for a new role for unmanned underwater systems in the counter-mine mission.
Mobility Guardian 2017 is a lift and tanking exercise designed to enhance capability for operating in contested airspace.
The USAF leaderhip is touting the light attack aircraft competition as the harbinger of change.