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Ukrainian Air Force has received a fleet of new vehicles to help it ops & maintain its Western-supplied F-16 Viper fighters at dispersed locations around country. Underscores challenges Ukraine faces in generating air combat power under the constant threat of Russian attacks. Ukraine’s experiences in this regard are already deeply influencing the U.S. military, which is planning to ops crewed & uncrewed aircraft from distributed forward locations in future high-end fights, such as one against China in the Pacific. These concepts of ops would also be relevant in event of a major conflict elsewhere in Europe. Come Back Alive, a charitable foundation in Ukraine, announced the delivery of two sets of vehicles primarily intended to help with munitions handling & maintenance of F-16s, as well as a mobile command post to support mission planning tasks. Come Back Alive worked together on the project w/Office 61, a component of Ukraine’s state-run defense industrial complex, and state-owned oil & natural gas company Ukrnafta. At least 85 F-16s have been pledged to Ukraine from multiple countries, how many have been delivered is unclear. Ukrainian Air Force has also lost at least four of the Vipers it has received.