3 AEW returns to hub Nellis AFB from spoke NAS North Island for Bamboo Eagle 24-1

A F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, taxis on the airfield during exercise Bamboo Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 31, 2024. BE 24-1 was a first-of-its-kind exercise directed by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and was composed of approximately 3,000 U.S. joint service members, allies and partners from the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force, and more than 150 aircraft from 24 units dispersed across more than 10 locations in the western U.S. Through the use of designated airspace, BE 24-1 provided Airmen, allies and partners a flexible, combat-representative, multidimensional battlespace to conduct testing tactics development and advanced training in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moises Vasquez)