"Air Force General Leads Unprecedented Training Exercise Amid Heightened US-China Tensions"

The U.S. Air Force is conducting its largest readiness exercise in history, called Mobility Guardian, with the focus on the Pacific region as tensions with China rise. The exercise involves 70 aircraft and over 3,000 airmen from seven countries, practicing resupply missions, aerial refueling, and medical evacuations. Gen. Mike Minihan, head of Air Mobility Command, stands by his controversial memo warning of a potential war with China in two years and emphasizes the importance of being ready now for deterrence and decisive victory. While experts believe an armed conflict between the U.S. and China is unlikely, concerns remain due to recent close encounters between their militaries.