Starting in March of 2018, the cycle begins again with VAQ-138 flying to Nellis AFB, Nevada, for RED FLAG 18-2. From May to December, the Rampaging Yellow Jackets once again found themselves stationed at Misawa, Japan for one of their most busy deployments yet by participating in the following exercises: MALABAR (Guam), THROWING KNIVES (Japan), NUDAY HUNTER (Guam), VALIENT SHIELD (Guam), PACIFIC THUNDER (South Korea), and KEEN SWORD (Japan).
