More than 300 U.S. Airmen will deploy as the 23rd Air Expeditionary Wing to Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic to participate in the Air Forces Southern Command’s exercise Forward Tiger, February 2023.<br />
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During this Lead Wing exercise, Airmen will partner with Dominican Republic, Jamaican, and Canadian forces to demonstrate how their longstanding partnership and combined forces can be used to establish and secure airfields and conduct contingency missions from those airfields. This type of training enhances the response to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions throughout the Caribbean.