US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition
U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Soldiers from 1st Intelligence Weapons Team, B Company, 15th Military Intelligence Battalion Fort Hood, Texas, supporting Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance, or SCAR, and Surface Combat Air Patrol, or SUCAP, operations during VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 to help deter enemy forces while allowing the U.S. Navy freedom of maneuver at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 24 – Nov. 4, 2022. The 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, executes exercise VFC as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (Security badge was blurred for security reasons) (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)