Red Flag 23-1 Takes Off at Eielson

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U.S. Air Force 535th Airlift Squadron and the Indian Air Force No. 81 Squadron personnel pose for a photo during Exercise COPE INDIA 2022 at Hindan Air Base, India Nov. 18, 2022. (Courtesy photo)

U.S., Indian Airmen train side by side to sharpen airlift skills

Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Fiji Jan. 30-31, to reaffirm the strength of the bilateral relationship and advance shared interests in building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Fiji

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Staff Sgt. Connor Casady, health care Sgt. and Staff Sgt. Rench Simangan, Logistic Advisor, Logistic Advisor Team 5622 instructing Tactical Combat Casualty Care at 11th Maintenance Support Battalion in Chachoengsao, Thailand, Jan. 26, 2022.

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Maintenance Advisor, Staff Sgt. Wilson from Logistic Advisor Team 5622 trains on Stryker Recovery with Soldiers from the 112th Stryker Regiment, 11th Royal Thai Army Infantry Division, at Ko Chan, Thailand, Jan. 10, 2023. SFAB Advisors are forward-employed into Thailand on a six-month rotation that began last fall.

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Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Phillips, Fires Support Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Company Advisor Team 5230, provides fires-related instruction related to enemy targeting with Royal Thai Army Cadets, in Ko Chan, Thailand, Jan. 19, 2023. SFAB Advisors are working with RTA Cadets in Thailand to prepare them for the Sandhurst competition in the U.S. in April.

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Maneuver Advisor Team 5221, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, provides instruction on movement and maneuver tactics as well as hand and arm signals in preparation during combat patrol training with the 112th Royal Thai Army Striker Battalion, 11th RTA Infantry Division, Jan. 15, 2023, in Ko Chan, Thailand. MAT 5221 will spend a total of six months working with members of the RTA in preparation for a rotation to the United States Military Academy's Sandhurst Competition at West Point, New York this spring.

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Sgt. 1st Class Justin Babb takes part in close quarters battle rehearsals with members of the Royal Thai Army. Babb is part of an SFAB Team assigned to Force Package 23-1, the 5th SFAB's forward-deployed element.

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off past an E-3 assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

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