Sentry Aloha 20-1

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Sentry Aloha 20-1

Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:19 pm

Sentry Aloha 20-1

The 154th Wing of the Hawaii Air National Guard started off 2020 by hosting the first edition of exercise Sentry Aloha. The exercise started on 8 January 2020 and is currently in full swing at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam (HI).

Sentry Aloha is typically held three to four times a year and the 20-1 edition features:

local participation (Hickam AFB):
12x F-22A Raptor, 199th FS/HI ANG 'The Kukaiumoku'
1x KC-135R, 203rd ARS/HI ANG 'Hoku'
2x C-17A, 204th AS/HI ANG)

external participation:
11x F-16C/D, 18th AGRS 'Blue Foxes' from Eielson AFB (AK)
8x F-15C/D, 194th FS/CA ANG 'Griffins' from Fresno/Fresno Yosemite Intl (CA)
2x E-3C, 960th 'Viking Warriors' and 970th AACS, both from Tinker AFB (OK)
4x KC-135R, 126th ARS/WI ANG from Milwaukee/General Mitchell Intl (WI)
1x KC-135R, 465th ARS/AFRC 'Okies' from Tinker AFB (OK)

In total over 40 aircraft and 1,100 airmen are participating in this edition. Approximately 464 sorties, totaling 696 flying hours, will be flown during this exercise. The goal of Sentry Aloha is to provide tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for ANG, USAF and other DoD services.

The exercise lasts until Wednesday 22 January 2020, after which the 18th AGRS will fly their F-16C/D Fighting Falcons to Andersen AFB (Guam) for further training. After a few weeks in Guam the unit will return to JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam (HI) for more training with the local F-22A Raptors as well as with F-35A Lightning IIs from Luke AFB (AZ) who are expected to arrive in Hawaii in early February.
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