30 November 2020 U.S. Military Delivers Advanced Unmanned Aerial System to Philippine Navy MANILA, Philippines -- Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Kimberly Kelly and representatives from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) turned over a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy, Vice Admiral Giovanni...
30 November 2020 PACAF Airmen take Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System to New Heights JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Twelve civil engineer Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, completed a 12-day secondary operator training course of the newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS), at JBER, Nov. 20, 2020.RADAS...
30 November 2020 Joint All-Domain Command, Control Framework Belongs to Warfighters WASHINGTON -- The Joint All-Domain Command and Control framework is not just the bailiwick of communications personnel – it is warfighting business, said Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis A. Crall.Crall is the Joint Staff's director of command, control, communications and computers – commonly called the...
30 November 2020 U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and Top Philippine Defense Officials Discuss Alliance, Security Cooperation MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett met with Undersecretary for the Department of National Defense (DND) Cardozo Luna and senior Philippine military officials on Wednesday, November 25, in Manila. Secretary Barrett’s visit reaffirms the United States’ steadfast...
30 November 2020 Kadena Airmen Conduct Forward Area Refueling Point Training, Advancing ACE Abilities MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots teamed up with Kadena Air Base Airmen from the 1st Special Operation Squadron (SOS) to execute a forward area refueling point (FARP) exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18.“FARP allows us to refuel or re-arm an aircraft...
25 November 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Concludes Cooperative Deployment with Royal Australian Navy INDIAN OCEAN -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of USS Nimitz (CVN-68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) conducted a cooperative deployment with Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFN...
25 November 2020 Thanksgiving Feed-the-Troops Tradition Continues Despite COVID-19 WASHINGTON -- Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different for just about everyone this year thanks to the global pandemic. Unfortunately, that includes our service members stationed overseas.Large group gatherings in dining facilities used to be the standard for our deployed men and women when it...
25 November 2020 5th Air Force Vice Commander Visits Misawa Air Base MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brig. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski, the 5th Air Force vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, the 5th AF command chief, wrapped up their visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 24, 2020.During their two-day visit, Kosinski and McCool received mission briefs from...
25 November 2020 C-130J Super Hercules refuels F-22 Raptors Using Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --A C-130J Super Hercules conducted a hot-pit refuel of a pair of F-22 Raptors Nov. 24 at Koror Palau International Airport using an Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System, or ABFDS.This mission was one of a series of operations associated with Westpac, a dynamic...
25 November 2020 Andersen AFB to Host 69th Annual Operation Christmas Drop ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Operation Christmas Drop is a U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored multinational training and humanitarian assistance mission based out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This year’s event is bilateral and conducted in partnership with Japan as the 69th iteration of the...