Exercise VALIANT SHIELD 2026 concluded, after ten days of ongoing combined-force mission simulations. Spanning locations throughout the Indo-Pacific, 5th Air Force led operations at Yokota Air Base, establishing a bilateral air operations coordination center with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Together, 5AF and JASDF members partnered on multiple events, including a KC-46 refueling mission, a mass casualty aeromedical evacuation, rapid airfield damage recovery efforts, and more.
| Date Taken: | 07.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.08.2026 23:16 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 92679 |
| Filename: | 2607/DOD_111829061.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:01:00 |
| Location: | JP |
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