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RF-A is the Pacific Air Force’s premier simulated combat airpower employment exercise.


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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. James W. Hudnall, a boom operator assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Squadron, operates the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex Oct. 8, 2018, during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1. The crew refueled eight U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Aaron Guerrisky)

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During the mission, the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System loaded off from the aircraft, traveled to a firing point, and traveled back to the aircraft in under an hour
A HIMARS is a ground asset used by the Army and Marine Corps and is comprised of a truck and a multiple launch rocket system.
A HIMARS has the ability and flexibility to launch its payload at ground targets and quickly move to a different location.
The exercise challenged the unit to complete a HIMARS rapid infiltration within a time limit.
When partnered together, the C-130 Hercules and the M142 HIMARS become a precision strategic strike package with nearly limitless range.
RF-A is the Pacific Air Force’s premier simulated combat airpower employment exercise.
RF-A is the Pacific Air Force’s premier simulated combat airpower employment exercise.
RF-A is the Pacific Air Force’s premier simulated combat airpower employment exercise.
RF-A is the Pacific Air Force’s premier simulated combat airpower employment exercise.
The bomb build provides an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability between ROKAF and U.S. Air Force Airmen.
The bomb build provides an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability between ROKAF and U.S. Air Force Airmen.