{"id":383818,"date":"2021-12-10T18:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/383818\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T18:30:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:30:06","slug":"war-in-airdec-12-hundreds-us-f-16-and-f-35-land-on-guam-full-alert-for-combat-with-china-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/383818\/","title":{"rendered":"War in air(Dec 12) Hundreds US F-16 and F-35 land on Guam full alert for Combat with China Air Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AWD0COYtsyg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nAndersen Air Force Base, Guam, will soon prove the ability of small groups of Airmen to turn fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft on a flight line the base\u2019s commander called a \u201cno-kidding remote environment.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The February exercise is one of many that fall under the Agile Combat Employment concept, aimed at increasing USAF\u2019s ability to use austere locations for combat operations.<\/p>\n<p>For this year\u2019s iteration of Cope North, Andersen\u2019s Northwest Field will host F-35s from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and F-16s from Misawa Air Base, Japan, on the rough airfield that until now has only hosted C-130s and helicopter operations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina and Russia can increasingly hold overseas U.S. bases at risk. To adapt, the Air Force must evolve from its dependence on well-established airfields or risk building an operational edge,\u201d Sloane said. \u201c\u2026 While the service can overcome some disadvantage with long-range bombers, a war in which missiles knock out American air bases and prevent the ability to launch and recover short-range fighter jets is unlikely to end well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andersen\u2019s Northwest Field sits in \u201cdeep jungle\u201d and is less than 8,000 feet long, with limited taxiway and hangar space, and no permanent airfield controls. The pavement is rough, and only helicopters and C-130s have used it recently, Sloane said. A temporary mobile aircraft arresting system is being built for the event.<\/p>\n<p>For the exercise, the contingency response Airmen will quickly clear the airstrip and ensure it is safe for F-16s and F-35s to come in, refuel, and turn the aircraft for combat operations.<\/p>\n<p>Cope North is Andersen\u2019s yearly trilateral exercise, alongside the Japan Air Self Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force, featuring about 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel. Last year, F-22s conducted a hot-pit refueling from a C-130J for the first time in Palau, another remote location.<\/p>\n<p>Andersen is the U.S. military\u2019s farthest west sovereign operating base, which is key to operations, but it also makes it a target, Sloane said. China released a propaganda film last year showing its long-range bombers targeting the base.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nF-35s from Eielson AFB arrive in Japan for Operation Iron Dagger<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, December 3, to execute Operation Iron Dagger.<\/p>\n<p>Their arrival signals the continuing effort to support the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command\u2019s dynamic force employment (DFE) concept through agile combat employment (ACE), which supports the National Defense Strategy effort to conduct training with joint partners while maintaining global peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>The operation includes a cross section of Airmen from the 354th FW. During the deployment the U.S. Air Force has integrated with U.S. Marine Corps\u2019 F-35B Lightning IIs from III Marine Expeditionary Force to strengthen partnerships and enhance joint capabilities, maintain readiness to fulfill U.S. obligations under the mutual security treaty to defend Japan, and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The National Defense Strategy directs U.S. forces to develop a lethal, agile and resilient force posture. Operations like Iron Dagger allow U.S. forces to be strategically predictable and operationally unpredictable in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>Pacific Air Forces is committed to enabling a flexible theater posture that will increase Department of Defense options for proactive and scalable employment of the Joint Force during conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to share this video with your friends!<\/p>\n<p>\u21a6 VIDEO\/THUMBNAIL : JUST ILLUSTRATION<br \/>\n\u21a6 The title and thumbnail are just sweeteners, make sure you listen to the news carefully<\/p>\n<p>The massive Thanks to everyone for watching and all of your support!<\/p>\n<p>Recent Upload : https:\/\/youtu.be\/aLeb0JoP5Ec<br \/>\nMost Popular Video : https:\/\/youtu.be\/yDlbz2MDNu8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, will soon prove the ability of small groups of Airmen to turn fourth- and fifth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":383819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1877,1666,90861,315556,254099,315557,315561,13089,82725,86192,97051,219726,315560,315559,315558,315562,315555,315554,118162,315563,1493,315565,6887,122494,315564,82718,15855,15637,82720,296641,30875,315553,254106,254102],"class_list":{"0":"post-383818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-japanese-anime","8":"tag-ace","9":"tag-air","10":"tag-air-force","11":"tag-air-force-bas","12":"tag-american-patriot-military","13":"tag-andersen-air-force-base","14":"tag-c-130","15":"tag-china","16":"tag-china-taiwan-war","17":"tag-f-16","18":"tag-f-22","19":"tag-f-35","20":"tag-f-35b","21":"tag-f-35b-lightning-ii","22":"tag-guam","23":"tag-helicopters","24":"tag-hundreds-us-f-16-and-f-35-land-on-guam","25":"tag-hundreds-us-f-16-and-f-35-land-on-guam-full-alert-for-combat-with-china-air-force","26":"tag-indo-pacific","27":"tag-iron-dagger","28":"tag-japan","29":"tag-japan-self-defense-forces","30":"tag-military","31":"tag-missile","32":"tag-royal-australian-air-force","33":"tag-south-china-sea","34":"tag-taiwan","35":"tag-us","36":"tag-us-military","37":"tag-usaf","38":"tag-war","39":"tag-war-in-the-air","40":"tag-war-with-china","41":"tag-ww3"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}