The large-scale exercise kicked off at Nellis AFB, Nevada but spanned various locations across the United States. It also covered sea and air space in the eastern Pacific Ocean and involved virtual components.
Approximately 3,000 servicemembers from four branches were involved in the exercise, operating more than 150 aircraft from nearly a dozen locations. Aircraft participants included US Air Force F-22 Raptors, F-35A Lightnings, F-15E Strike Eagles, B-1B Lancers, C-17A Globemasters and C-130 Hercules.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen David Allvin said: “Today’s security environment requires us to be an agile, adaptable force capable of maintaining lethality in the face of a challenging and dynamic battlespace – Bamboo Eagle reflects that fact.”
Gen Allvin continued: “The exercise challenges our team to operate in a contested, dynamic environment against high-end threats on short notice. Training in a combat-representative environment like this helps our Airmen and the Joint Force develop the right operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain our competitive advantage against any potential adversary.”
Bamboo Eagle 24-3 focused on distributed command and control, disaggregated mission generation …
