About 40,000 U.S. forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet squadrons are spread across the region.
The opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu.
Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many air defense systems.
The Air Force is bringing operators into the acquisition process earlier under the operational imperative effort, Andrew Hunter said.
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