21st AEW, EOU demonstrate expeditionary MQ-28 operations during Valiant Shield 2026
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chayze Farmer, Experimental Operations Unit collaborative combat aircraft maintenance tactics developer, left, and Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Ceillagh Svensson, Aircraft Research and Development Unit aircraft technician, right, prepare to conduct a simulated forward area refueling point exercise during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, June 28, 2026. VS26 brings together U.S. joint forces and allies to strengthen interoperability, enhance combined readiness and demonstrate a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrien Tran)