14 August 2020 Statement from Secretary Pompeo on the 53rd Anniversary of the Founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations WASHINGTON -- On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am pleased to congratulate the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Secretariat on the 53rd anniversary of the founding of ASEAN on August 8. For decades, ASEAN has fostered...
13 August 2020 Seabees and CNMI Officials Hold Tinian Road Repair Groundbreaking Ceremony TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NNS) -- Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander of Joint Region Marianas, Capt. Eric Correll, commodore of Commander Task Force 75, and CNMI and Tinian government and civilian leaders joined U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Detail...
13 August 2020 Fairchild Fuels RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3 FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Washington -- Team Fairchild’s KC-135 Stratotankers provided essential air refueling support during field training exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 20-3, August 3-12.RF-A 20-3 is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown...
13 August 2020 Quarterly Wing Load Crew Competition Integrates Innovation JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor loading readiness, technical expertise and teamwork were tested during the 2nd Quarterly Wing Load Crew competition where members of the 525th and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit battled for the win at Joint Base...
13 August 2020 Operation Warp Speed on Track for End-of-Year Vaccine Delivery WASHINGTON -- Operation Warp Speed is a public-private partnership whose goal is to deliver 300 hundred million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year.The Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Department are partnered to work with private industry and...
13 August 2020 Virtual First Term Airmen Course KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Incoming first-term Airmen are required to attend the First Term Airmen Course (FTAC) upon arrival at their first duty station.During the course, Airmen learn about Air Force culture, the history of their duty location, as well as protecting and supporting air, space and...
12 August 2020 B2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deploy to Diego Garcia in support of Bomber Task Force JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions, Aug. 11.The 29-hour sortie demonstrated continued...
12 August 2020 F-35A Joins RED FLAG-Alaska, Soars to New Heights EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Throughout the years, numerous types of aircraft have flown in the Alaskan skies during RED FLAG-Alaska. This year, a new fifth-generation fighter joins the fight.The 356th Fighter Squadron and 388th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning IIs are the first F-35s to...
12 August 2020 Soldier Escapes Death in World War II, Inspires Generations WASHINGTON -- Few people would be able to survive what Army Master Sgt. Henry Erwin lived through after a midair accident over Japan during World War II. The 23-year-old suffered horrific burns down to his bones after a smoke bomb burst in his airplane. The efforts he put forth to save the rest of...
12 August 2020 Mission-ready Flight Keeps Legacy Alive KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Dozens of machinery align in multiple rows near a hangar. Some are as big as the Hydraulic Test Stand, sitting up to nearly five feet tall. Some are as small as an axle jack, which can fit on a table, but lift a 30,000-pound aircraft.Mission-ready Airmen and...