Airmen with the 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Kadena Air Base, Japan, talk outside an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron prior to a RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 sortie at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2021. 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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Keywords: 21-3, flag-alaska, freeandopenindopacific, readyaf, red, rfa