Trident Juncture 2018 Concludes

November 13, 2018

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KALLAX AIR BASE, Sweden — Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 lasted from Oct. 25 through Nov. 7, 2018. Operating out of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, the exercise focused on NATO and partner forces working together to respond to any threat across the spectrum of military operations in land, sea, and air.

“Being able to come up here as an Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and successfully execute the mission is a big win in my book,” said Lt. Col. Michael Richard, 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander. “Because this is how a squadron is going to deploy in combat.”

Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing forward deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to Kallax Air Base, Sweden, working together under the banner of the 480th EFS.

“The ability that our team and their team [Sweden] were able to integrate, interoperate and create a setup where we can very rapidly get into place and begin simulated combat operations, that part was outstanding,” said Col. Jason Bailey, 52nd Fighter Wing commander.

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