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Air Force Special Operations Command 

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leaders announced at the Special Air 

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Warfare symposium that their newest 

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airframe , the OA1K , will officially 

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be known as the Sky raider II . The 

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moniker renews the rugged and versatile 

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nature of the A-1 Sky raider , which 

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was in service from 1946 to the early 

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1980s . The Sky raider 2 is a cost 

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effective crude aircraft that is 

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adaptable across the spectrum of 

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conflict . It will have the ability to 

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support special operations forces as 

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well as the joint force through close 

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air support , precision strike , and 

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armed intelligence surveillance and 

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reconnaissance . The 309 fighter 

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squadron is transitioning from being 

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the last F-16 training squadron to 

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training on fifth generation aircraft , 

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becoming the 7th F-35A Lightning II 

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squadron at Luke Air Force Base , 

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Arizona . The F-35A offers advanced 

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capabilities such as superior stealth , 

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agility , and integrated . Sensor 

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systems aligning with the department's 

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vision to bolster air power readiness 

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and adaptability to future threats . 

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Brigadier General David Berkland , 56th 

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fighter wing commander , says now we 

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focus on Luke's future as the premier 

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F-35 training wing , ensuring continued 

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air dominance and unmatched combat 

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capability . Pacific Paladin , a 

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professional development course for 

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senior non-commissioned officers in the 

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Pacific , incorporated its first ever 

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agile combat employment field training 

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exercise on Joint Base Pearl Harbor 

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Hiyam , Hawaii . The week-long course 

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focused on command and Department of 

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Defense priorities , sharpening senior 

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NCOs to return . To their units as 

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stronger , more capable leaders and 

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mentors , with participants attending 

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from across the Pacific , the 

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introduction of agile combat employment 

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field training ensures senior NCOs are 

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prepared for integrated warfare 

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regardless of career fields . That's 

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your look around the Air Force . I'm 

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Staff Sergeant Saomi Saorin .