Operation Pacific Iron 2021 is a U.S. Pacific Air Forces' (PACAF) dynamic force employment (DFE) operation to project forces into the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility in support of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) to be a more lethal, adaptive, resilient force. The operation will focus on deploying, operating, maneuvering, sustaining and generating forces from smaller and dispersed bases.
TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- Airmen from the 673rd Communications Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, are showing what it means to be multi-capable while deployed supporting Operation Pacific Iron 2021.