A new Air Force squadron focused on training the Iraqi Air Force is up and ready. The 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group on Jan. 10 activated the 870th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, according to an Air Forces Central release. The new squadron, which will advise Iraqi Security Forces Aviation on logistics at all aerial ports in Iraq, will be commanded by Maj. Ross “Alex” Mol.
U.S. Air Force F-35s and F-22s regularly deploy deep into the Pacific region from Alaska, Utah, and Hawaii. In the future, though, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would like to see the Air Force permanently station fifth-generation aircraft west of the international date line—closer to China.