27 November 2024 COMPACAF visits Vietnam to enhance regional cooperation In a historic visit, Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, traveled to Vietnam for the delivery of five T6-C training aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Defence Air Force November 18-21, 2024...
27 November 2024 Building Bonds: Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy strengthens leadership, alliances, partnerships Enlisted leaders from air forces across the Indo-Pacific region gathered for the Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy training at the Binnicker Professional Military Education Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii from Nov. 11 - 22, 2024...
27 November 2024 Indonesia: DoD, USAID, and UN staff attend Tsunami Remembrance Event U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Carla Riner, Air National Guard advisor to the Pacific Air Forces Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, led a Department of Defense delegation at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for an Aceh Tsunami Museum special exhibit...
06 August 2024 U.S. Airmen conclude Australia’s largest-ever air exercise Airmen participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 in Australia concluded operations today, marking the end of the largest iteration of the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone exercise...
18 July 2024 U.S. Air Force brings premier combat jet to Exercise Pitch Black 24 With the soft light of dawn illuminating the vast Northern Territory of Australia, the gentle rustle of eucalyptus leaves in the warm breeze, and the distant calls of kookaburras breaking the calm silence, another morning at Exercise Pitch Black 24 begins...
03 July 2024 USAF Joins 19 Nations for Australian Led Pitch Black Exercise The United States will participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 largely based at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin and Base Tindal, Australia, July 12 – Aug. 2, 2024...
14 June 2024 U.S. AND JAPANESE GENERALS VISIT PALAU, HIGHLIGHTING CRUCIAL ALLYSHIP AND REGIONAL SECURITY In a significant demonstration of enduring allyship and commitment to regional security, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai), and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Deputy Commander of Pacific Air Forces and Deputy Theater Air Component...
30 May 2024 U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander highlights key alliance at Australian Space Summit Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander, participated in the Australian Space Summit at the International Convention Center in Sydney, Australia, May 27-28. The Australian Space Summit aimed to provide presentation to critical funding issues and unveil fresh...
22 May 2024 Pacific Air Forces Airmen participate in multilateral logistics, safety symposium in New Zealand Ally and partner nations gathered in New Zealand for the annual Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces C-130 and Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium, or LASS...
20 October 2023 USAF, ROKAF join forces for Herk Guardians 23 United States Air Force representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan, met Republic of Korea Air Force counterparts at Gimhae Air Base, South Korea, for a week of tactical airlift training and cultural exchange as part of Herk Guardians 23, Oct. 9–13...