TDY Dynamic Force Employment - Feb '23

By order of the v303 Fighter Group Commander the v303 FG will be on Temporary Duty for the month of February to Andersen AFB, Guam.
The Dedicated Server will transition from our NTTR mission to our Guam mission 1 February 2023.

Continued progress through B-course will be the primary focus during this TDY.
All pilots should review the Andersen AFB LAO and have the PGAU IFG readily available during sorties.

We look forward to a fun, productive month operating in the Pacific!

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ALCON, Dynamic force employment “is designed as a way for Pacific Air Forces to exercise their ability to generate combat air power from dynamic force elements while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain these elements in geographically-separated and contested environments”. Although this is a training focused TDY, we are to maintain situational awareness of possible threats in this region of the Pacific.

Our current objectives for this TDY as as follows:

1. To continue range training and proficiency over the Naval environment.
2. Ensure Freedom of Navigation in international waters.
3. Force Projection and Deterrence of Chinese PLA forces in the region.
4. Other humanitarian Missions of support as may be directed by PACAF.

Just like last November, there are still concerns and public reports of Chinese propaganda targeting Andersen AFB.
Pacific Air Forces is pushing back against a Chinese military propaganda video depicting an H-6K bomber targeting Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, calling it attempted intimidation in the region.

The video, (source: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/as...ck-on-pacific-island-resembling-guam-1.645861) released Sept. 19, shows the bombers flying alongside fighter aircraft, and firing a missile at a Google Maps-style picture of Andersen’s flight line.

“It is yet another example of their use of propaganda in an attempt to coerce and intimidate the region,” PACAF said in a Sept. 23 statement. “Maintaining the safety of our personnel and resources, as well as our allies and partners, is of the utmost importance and we remain committed to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific for all nations.”

The 36th Wing is the key for security in the region, 11th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. David Krumm told the troops during the ceremony.

China has been ignoring international norms, borders and sovereignty for years. It wants to replace the international system that undermines a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific, Krumm said.

“Today a free and open Indo-Pacific is under threat by China,” he said. “China only recognizes its own self-interest.”

China is expanding its military presence in the Pacific, including building up airstrips on contested islands in the South China Sea to extend the reach of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. The Pentagon, in its annual report on China’s military power, says the PLAAF is increasing the precision and numbers of air-based cruise missiles, similar to what is portrayed in the propaganda video.




China showing rapid (PLAAF) and China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) expansion in Pacific.
Intel examples #20231A //Unclassified//The Varyag, variant of the Admiral Kuznetsov later underwent an extensive refit to be converted into the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, which also served as a basis for China's subsequent design iterations.



Intel examples #20232A //Unclassified//China PLAAF H6 Bombers Upgraded

The H-6 bombers have been modernized, with aerial refueling capability and a larger munitions capacity. The PLAAF and the People’s Liberation Army Navy have the third-largest aviation force in the world, and the largest in the Indo-Pacific region, the report states.

The U.S. military must prepare to fight decisively if China challenges America, its allies or partners, the new commander of Andersen Air Force Base on Guam.

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We are ultimately being sent to this location for a new training environment, but also keep in mind that there is a very real Force Projection and Deterrence mission at play as well during EVERY sortie that you launch. Our presence alone, is a force projection on the Chinese PLA efforts and we will continue to show of force whenever the possibility arises.

During this TDY, every single one of you as Aircrew, has the responsibility to share any new Intel reports, (TGP footage, summary of findings, strange events ect.) if they occur during our training missions in February. Please feel free to post if something should occur while you are out flying over the Pacific.

New lore, and intel updates will continue to be posted here if the requirement arises.
Good luck with your training missions, and fly safe!