1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,899 --> 00:00:11,066 In a historic first , the US Air Force 3 00:00:11,066 --> 00:00:13,232 collaborated with the Royal Australian 4 00:00:13,232 --> 00:00:15,455 and Royal Air Forces to rapidly improve 5 00:00:15,455 --> 00:00:17,177 global combat capability while 6 00:00:17,177 --> 00:00:19,399 gathering critical test data for future 7 00:00:19,399 --> 00:00:21,232 acquisition of the E7A Wedgetail 8 00:00:21,232 --> 00:00:23,177 airborne early warning and control 9 00:00:23,177 --> 00:00:25,343 aircraft over the Mojave Desert . Test 10 00:00:25,343 --> 00:00:27,566 teams brought together a deployed Royal 11 00:00:27,566 --> 00:00:27,530 Australian Air Force E7A wedge tail . 12 00:00:27,629 --> 00:00:30,100 And a KC 46A Pegasus marking the 13 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:31,878 tanker's first aerial refueling 14 00:00:31,878 --> 00:00:33,878 receiver certification for a unique 15 00:00:33,878 --> 00:00:35,822 foreign aircraft type . While this 16 00:00:35,822 --> 00:00:37,600 enhanced combat capability will 17 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,933 immediately benefit the Pacific Theater , 18 00:00:39,933 --> 00:00:41,989 the unique partnership forged during 19 00:00:41,989 --> 00:00:44,211 this testing will also benefit both the 20 00:00:44,211 --> 00:00:44,060 US Air Force and RAF in fielding their 21 00:00:44,060 --> 00:00:46,338 own E7 wedge tails in the coming years . 22 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:50,212 The Department of the Air Force Program 23 00:00:50,212 --> 00:00:52,490 Executive Office for Command , Control , 24 00:00:52,490 --> 00:00:54,379 Communications and Bat Management 25 00:00:54,379 --> 00:00:56,434 partnered with industry research and 26 00:00:56,434 --> 00:00:58,601 development centers to achieve testing 27 00:00:58,601 --> 00:00:58,439 milestones for the Common Tactical edge 28 00:00:58,439 --> 00:01:00,720 Network or C10 prior to exercise 29 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,439 Emerald flag . C10 is a vendor built 30 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:05,661 government owned . Overlay network that 31 00:01:05,661 --> 00:01:07,217 provides a tactical edge in 32 00:01:07,217 --> 00:01:08,995 communication to enable dynamic 33 00:01:08,995 --> 00:01:11,050 distributed management , command and 34 00:01:11,050 --> 00:01:12,606 control in highly contested 35 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:14,772 environments . These tests demonstrate 36 00:01:14,772 --> 00:01:16,772 the network's rapid adaptability to 37 00:01:16,772 --> 00:01:16,595 different mission sets and is a 38 00:01:16,595 --> 00:01:18,539 significant step towards achieving 39 00:01:18,539 --> 00:01:20,762 near-term goals for aerial networking . 40 00:01:20,889 --> 00:01:22,945 7th Air Force is extending the Super 41 00:01:22,945 --> 00:01:24,778 Squadron test for a 2nd phase in 42 00:01:24,778 --> 00:01:27,730 October 2025 to examine its ability to 43 00:01:27,730 --> 00:01:29,786 increase combat force generation and 44 00:01:29,786 --> 00:01:31,841 maximize capability by consolidating 45 00:01:31,841 --> 00:01:34,063 aircraft and personnel in a large super 46 00:01:34,063 --> 00:01:36,286 squadron . The extension will establish 47 00:01:36,286 --> 00:01:38,619 a second super squadron . Osan Air Base . 48 00:01:38,619 --> 00:01:41,044 31 assigned F-16 fighting Falcons and 49 00:01:41,044 --> 00:01:43,266 approximately 1000 airmen will transfer 50 00:01:43,266 --> 00:01:45,322 to Osan Air Base from Kunan Air Base 51 00:01:45,322 --> 00:01:47,211 over the summer . The movement of 52 00:01:47,211 --> 00:01:49,211 personnel and fighter aircraft is a 53 00:01:49,211 --> 00:01:51,211 temporary shift seeking to optimize 54 00:01:51,211 --> 00:01:53,044 capabilities and maximize combat 55 00:01:53,044 --> 00:01:55,266 effectiveness . That's your look around 56 00:01:55,266 --> 00:01:57,155 the Air Force . I'm Senior Airman 57 00:01:57,155 --> 00:01:57,705 Spencer Perkins .