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    ARCTIC CHALLENGE EXERCISE 19

    ARCTIC CHALLENGE EXERCISE 19

    ARCTIC CHALLENGE EXERCISE 19    

    ARCTIC CHALLENGE EXERCISE 19 is a Nordic aviation training exercise hosted this year by the Swedish air force. ACE 19 provides vital scenario-based training in a realistic environment to prepare forces for enemy defensive systems. Developing a European-based flag exercise will serve to amplify defense training and interoperability between countries across northern Europe. The U.S. force's participation in ACE 19 demonstrates a steadfast U.S. commitment to our NATO allies and partners in Europe, where we remain resolute in our commitment to regional stability and security.

    34 Featured Videos

    SCANG, wraps up support for ACE 19

    SCANG, wraps up support for ACE 19
    06.05.19 | SMSgt Edward Snyder |
    U.S. Air Force F-16 maintainers and pilots, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base,...
    SCANG, wraps up support for ACE 19

    SCANG, wraps up support for ACE 19
    06.05.19 | SMSgt Edward Snyder |
    U.S. Air Force F-16 maintainers and pilots, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base,...
    Week three of Flying Operations for ACE 19

    Week three of Flying Operations for ACE 19
    06.04.19 | SMSgt Edward Snyder |
    Multi-nation aircraft, including Swedish Air Force JAS 39, Royal Air Force FGR4 Typhoons FGR4, Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules and U.S. Air Force...
    Week three of Flying Operations for ACE 19

    Week three of Flying Operations for ACE 19
    06.04.19 | SMSgt Edward Snyder |
    U.S. Air Force personnal assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., begin the final...
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    279 Featured Images

    104th Fighter Wing members return from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019

    104th Fighter Wing members return from...
    06.10.19 | TSgt Sara Kolinski | 104FW
    Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing return from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 on a C-17 Globemaster from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Allen Thompson,...
    104th Fighter Wing members return from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019

    104th Fighter Wing members return from...
    06.10.19 | TSgt Sara Kolinski | 104FW
    Airmen from the 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Allen Thompson, Miss., which...
    104th Fighter Wing members return from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019

    104th Fighter Wing members return from...
    06.10.19 | TSgt Sara Kolinski | 104FW
    Airmen from the 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron assist Airmen returning from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 on a C-17 Globemaster from the...
    104th Fighter Wing members return from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019

    104th Fighter Wing members return from...
    06.10.19 | TSgt Sara Kolinski | 104FW
    Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing return from Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 on a C-17 Globemaster from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Allen Thompson,...
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    7 Featured Stories

    Swamp Foxes wrap up a successful Arctic Challenge Exercise in Sweden

    Swamp Foxes wrap up a successful Arctic...
    06.06.19 | Lt. Col. Jim St. Clair | 169FWPA
    U.S. Airmen, equipment, and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing successfully...
    Swamp Fox maintainers adapt and overcome harsh arctic conditions in Sweden

    Swamp Fox maintainers adapt and overcome...
    06.05.19 | Lt. Col. Jim St. Clair | 169FWPA
    After years of perfecting how to operate in overseas desert environments, the Swamp Foxes from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG)...

    1st Combat Comm supports Arctic Challenge...
    05.24.19 | Lt. Col. Jim St. Clair | 169FWPA
    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 1st Combat Communications Squadron, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing have hit the ground running supporting Arctic Challenge Exercise 19 in Sweden. A special 11-person team whose motto is “first in – last out” arrived over a week ago from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to set up all of the communications infrastructure at Kallax Air Base in Luleå for the U.S. forces participating in ACE 19 over the next two weeks.

    Ferrario briefs international media on...
    05.23.19 | Lt. Col. Jim St. Clair | 169FWPA
    157th Fighter Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Michael Ferrario briefed a crowd of 30 journalists from Sweden, the U.K. and other countries today at Kallax Air Base, Sweden. The discussion was about Arctic Challenge Exercise 19, a Nordic aviation exercise that provides scenario-based training to prepare participating forces for enemy defensive systems.
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