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    IRON DAGGER

    Iron Dagger

    Iron Dagger    

    Operation IRON DAGGER supports the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s dynamic force employment (DFE) concept through agile combat employment (ACE), which supports the National Defense Strategy effort to conduct training with joint partners while maintaining global peace and security.

    11 Featured Videos

    354th AEW F-35As take off from MCAS Iwakuni for Operation Iron Dagger

    354th AEW F-35As take off from MCAS...
    12.11.21 | SrA Jose Miguel Tamondong | PACAFPA
    U.S. Airmen from the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) generate sorties during Operation Iron Dagger on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan,...
    354th AEW concludes Operation Iron Dagger

    354th AEW concludes Operation Iron Dagger
    12.10.21 | SrA Jose Miguel Tamondong | PACAFPA
    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing conclude Operation Iron Dagger on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2021....
    Iron Dagger B-Roll Stringer

    Iron Dagger B-Roll Stringer
    12.08.21 | SrA Cesar Navarro | PACAFPA
    A 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refueled U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron,...
    354th AEW generates sorties during Operation Iron Dagger

    354th AEW generates sorties during...
    12.07.21 | SrA Jose Miguel Tamondong | PACAFPA
    U.S. Airmen from the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing generate sorties during Operation Iron Dagger on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec....
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    206 Featured Images

    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni

    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni
    12.12.21 | SSgt Sean Martin | PACAFPA
    An F-35A Lightning II taxis on the runway during Operation Iron Dagger, from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2021. Iron Dagger...
    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni

    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni
    12.12.21 | SSgt Sean Martin | PACAFPA
    An F-35A Lightning II taxis on the runway during Operation Iron Dagger, from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2021. During the...
    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni

    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni
    12.12.21 | SSgt Sean Martin | PACAFPA
    An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off during Operation Iron Dagger...
    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni

    F-35s takeoff from MCAS Iwakuni
    12.12.21 | SSgt Sean Martin | PACAFPA
    An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off during Operation Iron Dagger,...
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    3 Featured Stories

    FARP keeps 354th AEW F-35As mission ready during Operation Iron Dagger

    FARP keeps 354th AEW F-35As mission ready...
    12.10.21 | SrA Jose Miguel Tamondong | PACAFPA
    F-35A Lightning IIs conducted a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) operation with Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 1st...
    F-35s from Eielson AFB arrive in Japan for Operation Iron Dagger

    F-35s from Eielson AFB arrive in Japan...
    12.09.21 | Courtesy Story | PACAFPA
    U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...
    MCA Airmen deploy in support of operation Iron Dagger

    MCA Airmen deploy in support of operation...
    12.08.21 | SSgt Sean Martin | PACAFPA
    The 354th Air Expeditionary Wing forward deployed a small contingent of Airmen to Misawa Air Base, Japan, December 3-10, during Operation Iron...