This summer, the U.S. military will conduct the largest military exercise in the Asia-Pacific region since the Cold War, named "Repositioning to the Pacific" (REFORPAC), mainly led by the U.S. Air Force, with a total of 300 aircraft from 25 bases participating in the exercise, which is expected to last about 14 days.

During the exercise, the U.S. Air Force will cooperate with the Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command, and Strategic Command, dispatching aircraft and related forces from bases in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii to the Asia-Pacific region.

The U.S. military has been open about the purpose of the REFORPAC exercise, which is to test the U.S. Air Force's ability to conduct large-scale rapid response and rapid deployment expeditionary operations, in response to the "serious threat" posed by China's recent significant military buildup, especially the rapid growth of its navy and air force capabilities, to the United States and its Asian-Pacific allies.

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