Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 482d Fighter Wing exit a C-130 Hercules and immediately begin mission operations during an Integrated Combat Turn as part of Exercise Patriot Forge 2026 (PF26) at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.

The scenario required Airmen from multiple specialties to rapidly establish security, refuel, rearm, and prepare aircraft for follow-on flight operations. Patriot Forge demonstrates the wing’s ability to generate combat capability and operate in a distributed environment.

U.S. Air Force video by
MSgt. Lionel Castellano
TSgt. Benjamin
March 11, 2026
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