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Air Mobility Command airmen deployed

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across the Indo Pacific to take part in

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the Air Force's 2025 Department level

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exercise series . Under the Air Force

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force generation model , this exercise

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shows how airmen can deploy within

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established timelines and support

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distributed operations in diverse . and

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highly contested environments in

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collaboration with allies and partners ,

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airmen engaged in coordinated missions ,

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exchange tactics , and aligned

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logistics to strengthen coalition

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cohesion , highlighting the command's

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ability to project and sustain combat

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power in support of a free and open

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Indo-Pacific . The US Air Force

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completed a full-scale qualification

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test on the Sentinel Intercontinental

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ballistic missiles stage 2 solid rocket

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motor at the Arnold Engineering

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Development Complex . This milestone is

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part of the effort to modernize the

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nation's land-based nuclear . Deterrent

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and provides data to help refine design

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elements and reduce technical risk as

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the program moves toward production .

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Stage 2 qualification testing will

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continue throughout the year with

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upcoming tests planned to evaluate

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additional motor components under

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varied environmental conditions . Air

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Force Special Operations Command tested

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drag reduction devices called Finlets

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on an MC-130J at Eglin Air Force Base ,

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Florida . These new additions are a

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cost saving initiative leading to

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longer C-130 flight range , better fuel

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efficiency , and improved operational

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capabilities . The goal of the

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developmental flight test is to

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determine the airworthiness of the

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aluminum finlets mounted on the

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aircraft's rear door and on both sides

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of the tail fin . After these initial

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trials , multiple airdrop evaluation

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tests will take place with the goal of

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extending finlets to the entire C-130J

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fleet . That's your look around the Air

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Force . I'm senior Airman Akeem

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Campbell .