Jan. 30, 2024 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing operates in first-ever iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle The first-ever iteration of Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led exercise, kicked off in earnest at Nellis Air Force Base and various locations across the southwestern United States and parts of the Pacific, Jan. 26, 2024.The exercise is the first of its kind from the U.S. Air Force