AGILE FLAG 21-2 Experiment
Air Combat Command’s AGILE FLAG 21-2 experiment will test the 4th Fighter Wing’s (Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C.) ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing from April 26 - May 7, 2021. The unit will employ mission generation, command and control, and base operating support-integrator elements from its main operating base at Tyndall AFB, Fla., while supporting a forward operating base at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and two contingency locations at Duke Field and Choctaw.... read more
Air Combat Command’s AGILE FLAG 21-2 experiment will test the 4th Fighter Wing’s (Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C.) ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing from April 26 - May 7, 2021. The unit will employ mission generation, command and control, and base operating support-integrator elements from its main operating base at Tyndall AFB, Fla., while supporting a forward operating base at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and two contingency locations at Duke Field and Choctaw. Seymour-Johnson will also deploy F-15Es from its 336th Fighter Squadron, while the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., will deploy F-22s from its 27th FS. The 5th Combat Communications Group from Robins AFB, Ga., will establish a significant portion of the communications infrastructure. The 505th Command and Control Wing (Hurlburt) will support the commander's air operations center, and the 822d Base Defense Squadron (Moody AFB, Ga.) will protect the Contingency Locations with security forces, and also serve as an opposing force. Fifteenth Air Force headquarters and the United States Air Force Warfare Center will observe the experiment to help develop and identify standards and qualifications necessary to certify a lead wing. Outside of ACC, the 19th Airlift Wing (Little Rock AFB, Ark.) will support airlift with C-130s, the 15th Special Operations Squadron (Hurlburt) will establish Forward Area Refueling Points with a MC-130H. These units will come together to demonstrate and exercise how a wing-level organization can project combat air power, while remaining agile and dynamic. show less
