ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Gen. Charles Q. (CQ) Brown, Jr., the commander of Pacific Air Forces, a decorated pilot who has held key commands and served as a military advisor at the highest levels, has been nominated to serve as the Air Force’s 22nd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper...

SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 26, 2020) -- For the first time, Marine Air Support Squadron 2 (MASS-2), is falling under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as the MEU leads all Marine Corps forces for Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in the Kingdom of Thailand. Based out of Marine Corps Air Station...

EILSON AFB, Alaska — Pilots crowded around a long, wooden table inside a briefing room early on the morning of Feb. 27 to receive their mission. The day’s tasks: a series of touch-and-go landings followed by mid-air refueling.The KC-135 Stratotanker crews prepared to board would meet up with a C-130...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Despite an unprecedentedly hot summer and the plume of wildfire smoke that engulfed Anchorage, Alaska, it was a typical work-day for Senior Airman Alaina Armentrout. As a Cryptologic Language Analyst for the 381st Intelligence Squadron, she was helping the...

UTAPAO, Kingdom of Thailand -- Civilians stream through the gates into view of Department of State personnel and military service members welcoming them with clear directions. A military working dog sniffs for hazardous materials, and a bilateral chemical response team stands by to decontaminate...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Leaders and staff from U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) met at sea to discuss naval integration aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).The focus of naval integration is to ensure the Navy and Marine Corps are aligned with the National Defense...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- In the early morning hours of February 28th, 2020 soldiers and marines gathered in the historic shell of Hangar 1 on Ladd Army Air Field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska for the final test of their capabilities in Arctic Edge 20 (AE20). Their mission: to conduct an air movement...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Primed and ready for potential calls to action, Yokota Airmen integrated with Japanese Self-Defense Forces to support Japan’s joint bilateral disaster relief exercise, dubbed the “Tomodachi Rescue Exercise,” on Feb. 21 to 23.Tomodachi means “friend” in Japanese, and our...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.A. Air Force 2d Lt Megan Barrick is one of the approximately 2,000 military personnel that honed their skills to increase combat readiness and interoperability during the annual trilateral field training exercise of COPE NORTH 2020, Feb.12-28. Barrick is a Materiel...

HAT YAO BEACH, Kingdom of Thailand -- Roaring overhead, a pair of Royal Thai Air force F-16 Fighting Falcons flew over the designated beach as U.S. and Thai forces moved from ship to shore in an integrated beach landing. The Kingdom of Thailand and the United States participated in a bilateral...