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Two-week Forager Fury III exercise kicks off
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam—Forager Fury III will take place from Sept. 24 through Oct. 7 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Tinian’s West and North Fields, and Farallon de Medinilla Target Range.
Forager Fury III is firmly grounded in the successes and lessons learned from prior exercises conducted in the Mariana Island Range Complex.
During Forager Fury III, Anderson Air Force Base will serve as the MAG-12 forward operating base and will be the venue for the MAG-12 operations center.
Training on Tinian’s West Field includes emplacement of arresting gear and fuel storage/distribution for purposes of extending aviation training throughout the Mariana Island Range Complex.
Training on Tinian’s North Field includes clearing, stripping and repairing the landing surface on Abel, Baker, Charlie, and Dog runways and the installation of matting for fixed-wing operations.
Forager Fury III also incorporates an aviation training relocation event, which has been bilaterally coordinated with the government of Japan for execution in Guam. The ATR program has three goals: improvement of operational readiness, increase interoperability, and reduce the impact on local communities.
Forager Fury III provides an excellent opportunity for III MEF to demonstrate its ability to displace rapidly and generate significant combat power in an expeditionary environment.
Additionally, Forager Fury III will allow MAG-12 to improve aviation combat integration across all echelons of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and heighten expeditionary readiness.
All of the training will be conducted within the scope of environmental impact statements and in accordance with the existing MIRC training manual. (Forager Fury Public Affairs Office)
