Davis-Monthan kicks off Exercise Mosaic Lightning

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Airmen from multiple units at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base began participating in the 355th Wing’s Exercise Mosaic Lightning 25-01 outside Salt Lake City, Utah, scheduled for Jan. 27 through Feb. 7, 2025. 

U.S. Air Force Airmen work on an HH-60W helicopter during an exercise at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Aug. 27, 2024. This event was part of a much larger exercise, Mosaic Lightning, testing the capabilities of mission personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Garavito)

U.S. Air Force Airmen work on an HH-60W helicopter during an exercise at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Aug. 27, 2024. This event was part of a much larger exercise, Mosaic Lightning, testing the capabilities of mission personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Garavito)
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Mosaic Lightning is designed to exercise current capabilities and respond to a pacing threat to ensure the highest levels of readiness as a Deployable Combat Wing, drawing approximately 390 Airmen and assets from the 55th Mission Generation Force Element, 48th MGFE, 79th MGFE, Combat Service Support Team Lead, and Command and Control Force Element. During the 11-day exercise, which is based on an Indo-Pacific mission scenario, Airmen experience realistic training in a simulated combat environment as a deployable warfighting unit of action. 

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 355th Medical Group review policies and procedures in the medical command center during exercise Mosaic Lightning at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 21, 2024. The 355th MDG had a simulated outbreak of Anthrax and then enacted by a response team to combat the threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Garavito)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 355th Medical Group review policies and procedures in the medical command center during exercise Mosaic Lightning at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 21, 2024. The 355th MDG had a simulated outbreak of Anthrax and then enacted by a response team to combat the threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Garavito)
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Exercises such as Mosaic Lightning prepare Airmen and U.S. forces for contingencies in the Pacific to deter the rise of regional and global security challenges, helping to maintain warfighter readiness and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.