22 May 2017 Civil Engineers, the Backbone of Operations at Andersen ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron are standing-by at all times with an arsenal of machinery and skills to keep Andersen Air Force Base up and running.Even with eight different flights and a variety of career fields like electricians, plumbing and HVAC...
22 May 2017 Pilots, Maintainers Prepare for RED FLAG during Distant Frontier EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- With a backdrop of blue skies and miles of mountain ranges, Misawa maintainers and pilots walk the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with a crucial mindset and mission in hand--fight tonight.In efforts to prepare 35th Fighter Wing pilots and maintainers...
22 May 2017 Observance of Armed Forces Day - Pence to Service Members: 'You Are the Best of Us' WASHINGTON -- The observance of Armed Forces Day is "merely one more installment on behalf of the American people on a debt of honor and the debt of gratitude we’ll never be able to fully repay to all of you who served," Vice President Mike Pence told service members at Wright-Patterson Air Force...
19 May 2017 Balikatan 2017 Comes to Closure with Ceremony QUEZON CITY, Quezon City -- Leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. military, representatives from Japan Self-Defense Forces and Australian Defence Force, as well as local government officials concluded this year’s Balikatan exercise at Camp Aguinaldo, May 19, 2017.The ceremony marked...
19 May 2017 35th Fighter Wing Surge Proves Regional Interoperability, Security KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 35th Fighter Wing conducted surge operations this week during a training deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 16.Due to routine flight line maintenance at Misawa AB, the 14th Fighter Squadron relocated to Kunsan, giving maintenance teams and...
19 May 2017 U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Passing Exercise in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Ships from the U.S Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the South China Sea, May 18.The PASSEX included personnel exchanges, cross-deck flight operations, communications exercises, division tactics, a tracking exercise and...
19 May 2017 U.S. Airmen, Sailors Support Life-saving Mission KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Airmen and Sailors worked together to outfit a C-17 Globemaster III with life-saving equipment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2017.Together, the Airmen and Sailors prepared the logistics and materials for a specialized life-support omnibed system that was put into...
19 May 2017 U-2 Makes First Appearance during Northern Edge 17 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- Looking across the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during previous Northern Edge exercises you would have seen a mass of gray and white aircraft, but this year the distinctly black U-2S Dragon Lady from Beale Air Force Base, California,...
19 May 2017 U.S. Navy Presence at Singapore's International Maritime Defense Exposition 2017 SINGAPORE -- The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) represented the U.S. in the International Maritime Defense Exposition 2017 (IMDEX-17) in Singapore May 16-18.The ships and crew were joined by Chief of Naval Operations...
18 May 2017 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Military Host Cyber Exchange CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines -- Protecting yourself online has become an increasingly important part of life. Whether responsible for military, business or personal home computers, all individuals should take risk management steps to secure online data.The Armed Forces of the Philippines...