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

U.S. Army Soldiers and a Royal Air Force MQ-9 pilot discuss simulator functions during Virtual Flag: Coalition at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 23 – Nov. 3, 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. (Security badges “whited out” and screens were blurred for security reasons) (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)