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military needs shrewd solutions for complex logistical puzzles of time and distance.Įnsuring the Indo-Pacific region remains “free and open” is the primary strategic objective of the Biden administration. To operate across this vast region and prepare for a potential conflict with near-peer competitors, the U.S. strategic objectives across the Pacific theater comes into focus. As the F-35C’s disconnect and drop away, a core challenge to U.S. I watch as digital displays on five fuel gauges slowly tick down from 50,000 pounds to just under 20,000. The KC-130J deploys fuel lines from tanks on both wings as incoming Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighter jets extend their fuel probes to begin aerial refueling. Courtney O’Brien (call sign Britney) alerts me to two fighter planes approaching from the rear. The radio crackles in my ear over the baritone drone of the aircraft’s four propellers. The instrument panels are backlit in neon green.

Marine Corps KC-130J aerial refueler, the scene outside the cockpit is a featureless sea of black. Flying over the Australian Outback at night in a U.S.

Pacific Warships download the last version for apple