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Airmen in Japan practiced surge drills Monday and Tuesday to prepare for a potential future conflict with a near-pea<\/span>er adversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F-16 pilots and aircrew with the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base simulated the\u00a0high operational tempo that would be needed for a serious combat situation. That meant <\/span>Each squadron increased its performance from\u00a020 missions a day to 70, according to an the <\/span>Air Force said in a <\/span>press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“During surge operations, we’re validating our wing’s ability to generate [aircraft] in a simulated combat scenario,” said Capt. Josh Plocinski, the 14th Fighter Squadron chief of standardization and evaluation, in the press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

That meant airmen started working 12-hour shifts, with sorties beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at midnight, rain or shine, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our timeline is accelerated, so we’ll fly with shorter turn times to simulate what we could see in a combat environment,” said Master Sgt. Michael Woroniecki, the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons flight chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Airman Kyle Lacy, a crew chief with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a surge exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: A1C Jordyn Fetter\/Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Surge operations like this test our ability to meet a higher demand operations tempo,” he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service said that <\/span>exercises like the one at Misawa are held to “sharpen proficiency in aircraft maintenance resiliency and operational agility.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plocinski said the exercises ensure the wing remains combat ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pentagon has placed renewed emphasis on airmen being ready for a fight with a near-peea<\/span>r adversary, or with an adversary that\u00a0who<\/span> has advanced anti-air capabilities. Tensions in East Asia have risen recently with North Korea performing tests to improve its their <\/span>nuclear missile infrastructure, and China is staking aits<\/span> claim to much of the South China Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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