3rd Air Expeditionary Wing operates in first-ever iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jake Heydinger, a pilot with the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Jacob Upton, an assistant dedicated crew chief with the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, watch an aircraft launch prior to flight in support of Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 25, 2024. During Bamboo Eagle, warfighters will implement all-domain combat-power generation from disaggregated basing locations throughout the western part of the U.S., while incorporating scenarios in distributed command and control, agile logistics, and tactical air-to-air refueling. Airmen will also tackle agile combat employment, and the larger challenges of persistent logistics, by adapting techniques most often associated with special operations forces but on a much larger scale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)