But he is the commander of the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Aggressor Squadron, which flies “red force” jets against the “blue force” Americans in training missions. But the Air Force will also be able to take better advantage of training in JPARC’s vast, open skies. Lt. Col. Jason Monaco, the commander of the Air Force’s 18th Aggressor Squadron, flies in a two-seat F-16D jet over Alaska. “You have a whole swath of the Air Force that has never been up there and that is partial to where they trained as captains,” he said. They don’t have a lot of area to expand.”Against that backdrop, the Air Force is also exploring options that could alter air-to-air combat yet again.

Source: Washington Post May 14, 2020 13:52 UTC