Pacific future Forum - HMS Prince of Wales.
The Pacific Future Forum 2021 [PFF21] is an international summit dedicated to
strengthening the defence, security, technology and trading relationships between
democratic nations. It is one of the UK Governments keynote international events for
2021.
The Forum is an opportunity to hear directly from the preeminent thinkers of the day in
defence, security, trade and technology, across both the public and private sectors, as
they explore how to reinvigorate our economies, address the problem of climate
change and harness new technologies to build back a better world.
Pacific future Forum - HMS Prince of Wales.
The Pacific Future Forum 2021 [PFF21] is an international summit dedicated to
strengthening the defence, security, technology and trading relationships between
democratic nations. It is one of the UK Governments keynote international events for
2021.
The Forum is an opportunity to hear directly from the preeminent thinkers of the day in
defence, security, trade and technology, across both the public and private sectors, as
they explore how to reinvigorate our economies, address the problem of climate
change and harness new technologies to build back a better world.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Boyles, a fuels specialist from the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, supports F-15E Strike Eagles as they prepare for a series of integrated training sorties during operation Castle Forge alongside F-16 aircraft from the Hellenic Air Force’s 110th Combat Wing at Larissa Air Base, Greece, Oct. 11, 2021.
Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led, joint, multi-national operation. It provides a dynamic, partnership-focused training environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region while enhancing interoperability alongside NATO allies (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).
U.S. Airmen from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, prepare their F-15E Strike Eagles for a series of training sorties conducted under Operation Castle Forge, alongside allies from the Hellenic Air Force’s 110th Combat Wing at Larissa Air Base, Greece, Oct. 11, 2021. The 110th Combat Wing flies the F-16 aircraft.
Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multi-national operation. It demonstrates the joint force’s combined ability to respond in times of crisis with a flexible, reassuring presence (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).
U.S. Airmen from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, prepare their F-15E Strike Eagles for a series of integrated training sorties during operation Castle Forge alongside F-16 aircraft from the Hellenic Air Force’s 110th Combat Wing at Larissa Air Base, Greece, Oct. 11, 2021.
Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led, joint, multi-national operation. It demonstrates the joint force’s combined ability to respond in times of crisis with a flexible, reassuring presence (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Colyer, a fuels specialist with the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, coordinates with Hellenic Air Force Master Sgt. John Pliakos during operation Castle Forge at Larissa Air Base, Greece, Oct. 13, 2021.
Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multi-national operation. It provides a dynamic, partnership-focused training environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region while enhancing interoperability alongside NATO allies (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).
Two B-1B Lancers, from Dyess Air Force Base’s 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron currently operating from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conduct hot pit refueling using the innovative Versatile Integrated Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 11, 2021. This was in support of European Command’s Bomber task Force 22-1 mission support series using the VIPER kit, a hot pit refuel tool, supporting Agile Combat Employment operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chance Nardone)
Spangdahlem refuels BTF bombers with VIPER kit for first time
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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Two B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base’s 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, currently operating from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conducted hot-pit refueling using the innovative Versatile Integrated Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit, at Spangdahlem AB Oct. 11.