U.S. Ai? F??c? Ai?m?n ?n? Phili??in? Ai? F??c? ???s?nn?l c?n??ct?? ?il?t???l ?i?ht?? t??inin? ?????ti?ns ?n? S??j?ct M?tt?? Ex???t Exch?n??s ?t Cl??k, B?s?, ?n? M?ct?n Ai? B?s?s ?n? ?th?? ????s within th? Phili??in?s in s?????t ?? ?x??cis? C??? Th?n??? 23-2, J?l? 2-21. M??? th?n 500 U.S. Ai? F??c? Ai?m?n ???tici??t?? in th? ?x??cis? with ?????xim?t?l? 15 ?i?c???t ???m ? v??i?t? ?? ?i?????nt ?nits incl??in? F-22 R??t??s ???m th? 199th Fi?ht?? S??????n, J?int B?s? P???l H?????-Hick?m, H?w?ii, ?n? A-10 W??th??s ???m th? 354th Fi?ht?? S??????n, D?vis-M?nth?n Ai? F??c? B?s?, A?iz?n?. M??nwhil?, th?i? 495 PAF c??nt?????ts ?l?w FA-50s ?n? A-29s ??? ? t?t?l ?? 77 s??ti?s ?n? 183 ?l?in? h???s ???in? CT 23-2.
“Th? c?ntin???s ?l?nnin? ?n? ?x?c?ti?n ?? ????n??m?nts ??tw??n th? Phili??in?s ?n? th? Unit?? St?t?s will ????tl? ?nh?nc? ?n? ???w th? ti?s ??tw??n th? ?i? ???c?s. It is ?n????t??l? ? ???? h??it t? ???m?t? ???c?, st??ilit? ?n? ?n ???n ?n? ???? In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n,” s?i? PAF C?l. Al???? S??mi?nt?, 5th Fi?ht?? Win? ?i??ct?? ?? ?????ti?ns, ???in? th? cl?sin? c???m?n? ?? CT 23-2.
“F??m ?n ?x??cis? st?n???int, ?v????n? w?lk?? ?w?? with s?m? ???? l?ss?ns l???n??, ?n? w? ?ll inc???s?? ??? c????iliti?s s? m?ch m???. W? ??n’t kn?w wh?n ??? t??inin? will ?? c?ll?? ???n t? ?? ?x?c?t??, s? it’s inc?m??nt ?n ?ll ?? ?s t? ?? ????? ?t ?n? tim?,” s?i? U.S. Ai? F??c? C?l. R?zv?n R????sc?, 355th O????ti?ns G???? c?mm?n???.
Fl?in? ?????ti?ns ???in? CT 23-2 ??v? ??th ?lli?? ???tn??s th? ?????t?nit? t? t??in si?? ?? si??, inc???sin? ??mili??it? with ??ch ?th??s’ t?ctics ?n? ?nh?ncin? int????????ilit? ?n? l?th?lit?, ?ll in th? s?????t ?? ? ???? ?n? ???n In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n. Al?n?si?? ?l?in? ?????ti?ns, SMEEs w??? c?n??ct?? ?? U.S. Ai?m?n ?n? th?i? PAF c??nt?????ts ?t Cl??k, B?s?, ?n? M?ct?n Ai? B?s?s ?n? ?th?? ????s within th? Phili??in?s. Ex???ts c?n??ct?? ?xch?n??s ?n 14 ?i?????nt t??ics ???m ?i??i?l? m?n???m?nt ?n? l??istics t? s?c??it? ???c?s c?m??tiv?s t??inin?. Th? Unit?? St?t?s is c?mmitt?? t? ?n In??-P?ci?ic th?t is ???? ?n? ???n, c?nn?ct??, ???s?????s, s?c???, ?n? ??sili?nt. T? ???liz? th?t ??t???, th? Unit?? St?t?s will st??n?th?n its ?wn ??l? whil? ??in???cin? th? ???i?n its?l?.
