Agile Reaper 24-1 ends with historic firsts

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 477th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, approaches Saipan International Airport for landing and configuration as a static display as part of Agile Reaper 24-1 community day at Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, April 13, 2024. Agile Reaper 24-1 is an Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) certifying event for the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, which includes personnel from the active-duty 3rd Wing and 673rd Air Base Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the 15th Wing from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, as well as the Air Force Total Force, including reservists from the 477th Fighter Group, also from JBER, and national guardsmen from the 176th and 168th wings from JBER and Eielson Air Force Base, respectively. With Total Force Integration of active duty Regular Air Force, Air National Guard, and U.S. Air Force reserve members, we are able to multiply our force generation capabilities in garrison and downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Alexandra Buckley)