A rendering of a twin float amphibious modification to an MC-130J Commando II is shown here. Air Force Special Operations Command and private sector counterparts are currently developing a Removable Amphibious Float Modification (RAFM) for the MC-130J, allowing aircraft to take off and land in bodies of water and conduct runway independent operations. (Courtesy photo)

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Strategic Integration and Deterrence Take Center Stage in Bamboo Eagle

An integrated joint and coalition team listens to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, for a daily update during Exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 12, 2025. BE 25-1 is a large scale live-fly, virtual and constructive exercise, designed to employ command and control through rapid reaction, coordination, and integration of weapon systems in a combat-representative environment, generating combat air power while moving and sustaining the expeditionary air base in a dynamic environment across approximately 7.7 million square miles. (Screens, papers, charts, documents blacked out for security purposes.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Patrick Gargan)

PHOTO BY: Maj. Patrick Gargan
VIRIN: 250212-F-ES928-2001.JPG
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CAMERA

Canon EOS REBEL T5i

LENS

EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

320

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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