Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Butler, 705th Combat Training Squadron commander, left, briefs U.S. and coalition military distinguished visitors on the Distributed Mission Operations Center’s mission during Virtual Flag: Coalition during DV Day, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 1, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (Visitor badges blacked out for security reasons) (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)