Air Force Senior Airman Travis Lee, an instrument flight control systems specialist with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, poses for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2021. Approximately 1,800 service members are supporting this iteration of the exercise between Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base. RF-A 21-3 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. A series of commander


Air Force Senior Airman Travis Lee, an instrument flight control systems specialist with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, poses for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2021. Approximately 1,800 service members are supporting this iteration of the exercise between Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base. RF-A 21-3 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. A series of commander-directed field training exercises provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training.


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