U.S. A-10 Warthogs Operate Over The Caribbean During Operation Forward Tiger
March 6, 2023 Military Aviation
DAVID CENCIOTTI
An A-10C refuels on its way back to Moody AFB at the end of Operation Forward Tiger (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin)
A-10C jets from Moody Air Force Base have taken part in Operation Forward Tiger, in the Southern Command area of responsibility.
A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, have recently taken part in the three-week Operation Forward Tiger exercise, that came to an end on Mar. 4, 2023. Operating as part of the 23rd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), the Warthogs deployed along with C-130J Super Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, to train and enhance interoperability between the Dominican Republic Air Force (FARD), Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) and United States Air Force (USAF).
Designed to increase combat readiness alongside humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities, Operation Forward Tiger allowed the 23rd Wing to put the ability of the unit to rapidly deploy and employ forces around the globe at a moment’s notice to test, and saw the implementation of the agile combat employment (ACE) – a concept of rapidly inserting into a theater, establishing logistics, communication capabilities, command and control, while receiving follow-on forces and generating airpower, enabling several levels of training and integration.
From Muniz Air National Guard Base, the A-10s launched a variety of missions, including a counter-maritime operation that saw the integration with the Dominican Republic Navy. During this training event, U.S. forces employed the A-10C and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft supported the Dominican Republic Navy vessels with air operations in maritime surface warfare and contested environment resupply capabilities.
An A-10C Thunderbolt II and C-130J Super Hercules fly near a Dominican Republic Navy ship above the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, Feb. 22, 2023. (Dominican Republic Navy courtesy photo)
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