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Annual Aircraft Arresting System certification

Tech. Sgt. Romain Smith, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of the electrical power production shop, measures the distance the aircraft arresting system took to stop an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an annual certification test at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2020. The annual testing of the AAS is conducted by the 374th CES electrical power productions shop and fire department, as well as the 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight.

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Air Postal Squadron Delivers Across Largest AOR Despite COVID-19 Disruptions

Airmen with 730th Air Mobility Squadron load pallets of mail on a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, on the flight line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2020. Due to COVID-19, planes that would normally take the mail, bound for Misawa Air Base, Japan, from Haneda or Narita Airport, have been reduced to one flight per day, requiring the mail to be processed and flown through Yokota.

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The 459th Airlift Squadron: A Life-saving Evacuation Team

A C-12J Huron pilot with the 459th Airlift Squadron, 1st Lt. Danial Carr, poses for a photo, April 6, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The C-12J pilots are responsible for aeromedical evacuation for all military personnel and their families in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Misawa Airmen continue Agile Combat Employment training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Barry Zielinski, a cyber transportation supervisor with the 35th Communications Squadron, shows Capt. Joseph Holloway, a pilot with the 13th Fighter Squadron, and 1st Lt. Jordan Garcia, an assistant unit deployment manager with the 14th Fighter Squadron, how to set up a Hawkeye III antenna at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2020. Zielinski showed the two officers how to set up the antenna as part of a practice capstone event for the Agile Combat Employment training for Misawa Airmen.

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US Air Force Academy Grad Enhanced Interoperability at COPE North 20

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Megan Barrick, 36th Munitions Squadron (MUNS), Flight Commander, stands with her Airmen, Feb. 27 2020, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. 2nd Lt. Barrick was recognized with for her accomplishments with leading and mentoring Airmen.

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Airman’s Innovative Idea Grants New Capability to Refueling Truck

Airman 1st Class Devin Hubbard (left) and Senior Airman Chad Tidwell, both 36th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operators, prepare to fuel a KC-135 Stratotanker during Exercise Cope North 20 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 26, 2020. The 36th LRS won the Pacific Air Forces Best Fuel flight for 2019, and is one of three bases considered to win the American Petroleum Institute Award, an award given to the best fuels team in the U.S. Air Force. Cope North 20 is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces tri-lateral field training exercise with participants from the U. S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Koku Jieitai

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Agile Combat Employment: A Leaner, Meaner Force

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, taxis to a parking spot during an Agile Combat Employment exercise Feb. 21, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. Exercises that utilize ACE concepts ensure forward-deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific are ready to protect and defend partners, allies and U.S. interests at a moment’s notice.

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U.S., Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Team Up for Humanitarian Exercise in Komaki

Capt. Jason LaPre, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, and Capt. Hideyuki Hotsuki of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, trade patches during preparations for the Tomodachi Rescue Exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2020. This is the first time Yokota participated alongside JGSDF to conduct a bilateral disaster relief exercise.

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Andersen Answers Royal Australian Air Force Call for Support

Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force 36th Contingency Response Squadron Airmen load disaster relief cargo on a RAAF Alenia C-27J Spartan at Royal Australian Air Force Base East Sale, Sale, Victoria, Australia, Jan. 29, 2020. The 36th CRS supported the RAAF in their efforts to fight wildfires and provide humanitarian relief support in Australia.

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18th AGRS Replicates Threats during Cope North 2020

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes flight during Exercise Cope North 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 14, 2020. Exercise Cope North is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces tri-lateral field training exercise with participants from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. The primary intent of Cope North is to enhance coordination of combined air tactics, hone techniques and procedures while strengthening security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Three Wings, One Objective: Misawa, Yokota, Little Rock Practice Agile Combat Employment

U.S. Air National Guardsmen from the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, prepare to load an R-11 fuel truck on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. Capabilities such as a tactical airlift by a C-130J of an R-11 fuel truck provides Pacific Air Forces’ bases global reach and agility in the Indo-Pacific region by ensuring forces are able to rapidly maneuver throughout the theater to respond to any contingency or crisis.

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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in Englishb

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shara Carlisle, 35th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School assistant commandant and instructor, teaches a leadership course to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during a visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. The JGSDF soldiers, assigned to 6th Division, Camp Jinmachi, Yamagata, Japan, visited Misawa to have face-to-face interaction with U.S. Airmen as part of their basic English course.

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REDHORSE/EOD Breaking It Down So We Can Build It Back Up

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron place explosives on the runway as part of a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Feb. 12, 2020. The RADR Training was conducted as a part of COPE North 2020, an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces joint/combined, trilateral field training exercise.

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COPE North Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery (RADR)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron prepares her equipment during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Feb. 12, 2020. The RADR Training was conducted as a part of Cope North 2020, an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces joint/combined, trilateral field training exercise.

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The Rock Crosses the Pacific

A heavy-equipment payload is dropped from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, during a capstone exercise taking place in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, Feb. 10, 2020. During the exercise, aircraft from the 36th AS as well as the 41st and 61st Airlift Squadrons from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, were able to complete formation flight training ,as well as drop pallets consisting of simulated heavy equipment and containerized delivery system bundles.

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US, Japan Bomber-fighter Integration Showcases Alliance, Global Power Projection

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 191st Air Refuelling Squadron, Wright Air National Guard, Utah, after taking off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 3, 2020. Continuous Bomber Presence deployments provide opportunities to advance and strengthen alliances, as well as strengthen long-standing military-to-military partnerships.

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Misawa F-16 Pilots Integrate with Bombers, Koku Jieitai Counterparts

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., six F-16 Fighting Falcon and four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s from Misawa Air Base, Japan fly in formation off the coast of Northern Japan as part of a combined Continuous Bomber Presence and Bomber Task Force mission Feb 4, 2020. Continuous Bomber Presence aircraft participation in events with other countries benefits U.S. national security interests without interfering with the ability to support current operations.

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Forward Area Refueling Point Tryouts Test Airmen for Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Murvich, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, squeegees a 300-ft. fuel hose while Senior Airman William Comstock, 18th LRS Forward Area Refueling Point team member, motivates him to finish during a FARP tryout event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 17, 2020. Tryouts enabled the FARP team to identify and recruit the most mentally and physically capable LRS Airmen who will attend additional training in preparation for special operations at night and in austere environments in support of forward-deployed combat units.

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Shogun Maintainers Cool Off with New Shorts

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Condon, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron resource advisor, transports maintenance shorts to his squadron Jan. 14, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The shorts are intended to alleviate some of the heat stress maintenance Airmen experience while operating under the hot Okinawa sun.

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U.S. Navy’s Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Arrives in 7th Fleet

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) sits in a hangar at Andersen Air Force Base after arriving for a deployment as part of an early operational capability (EOC) to further develop the concept of operations and fleet learning associated with operating a high-altitude, long-endurance system in the maritime domain. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron, will operate and maintain two aircraft in Guam under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, the U.S. Navy's lead for patrol, reconnaissance and surveillance forces in U.S. 7th Fleet.

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