A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to 436 Transport Squadron and a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes off during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 10, 2026. Red Flag-Alaska 26-2 simulates complex combat scenarios and enables joint and multinational forces to refine tactics techniques and procedures in a large-force employment environment. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Maria Washler)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska - U.S. Air Force weather specialists from the 374th Operations Support Squadron, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan are providing mission-critical forecasting and environmental intelligence in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2.
As part of the exercise, which began May 28 and will conclude June 12, weather personnel analyze atmospheric and space environmental conditions to provide participating aircrews...
