U.S. and Australian air forces have just completed bilateral training exercises designed to build greater air cooperation between the military partners.
The move comes as democratic allies continue holding military exercises amid ongoing tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
Exercise Global Dexterity saw the U.S. Air Force (USAF), and Hawaii Air National Guard work with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at the RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia in a series of air mobility missions involving the C-17A Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft.
“The purpose of exercise Global Dexterity is to provide a mobility air forces centric exercise where USAF and RAAF aircrews can cultivate integration and interoperability while training for a peer conflict,” said Maj. Joshua Moore, 15th Wing director of agile combat employment….