Posted January 15, 2016 10:12 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Cpl. Jessica Quezada, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan:

Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, homebased at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and currently forward based at MCAS Iwakuni, conducted dissimilar air combat training (DACT) during the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation exercise at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12-22, 2016.

In order to support Pacific theater security cooperation, the F/A-18D Hornet squadron, known as the “Fighting Bengals,” performed DACT with and against Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts and developed the operational readiness of U.S. and Japanese forces.

“DACT is defined as air-to-air combat against a different aircraft platform that is usually out of sight,” said Capt. Seth Byrum, pilot training officer with VMFA (AW)-224. “Due to limitations in Iwakuni, we can typically only train against other F-18s as the aggressor aircraft. DACT gives us the ability to simulate air-to-air combat training against a dissimilar aircraft like the JASDF’s F-15J/DJ Eagles.”

Due to the diverse aircraft and aviation platforms provided, VMFA (AW)-224 successfully executed basic fighter maneuvers, section engaged maneuvers, aircraft tactical intercepts and offensive/defensive counter air missions in a disparate environment to their home …Read the Rest

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