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US, Philippine Air Forces Take Exercise Balikatan to New Heights

A Philippine Air Force UH-1 Huey, left, and a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, right, prepare for lift-off before a combat search and rescue training mission during Exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 2, 2019. Balikatan advances combined military modernization and capability development by working together and conducting combined training. The PAF servicemembers are with the 505th Search and Rescue Group.

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Professional Military Education Builds a Stronger Fighting Force

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner, U.S. Forces Japan Command Senior Enlisted Leader, discusses the future of warfighting across the Pacific theater of operations and how it will include U.S. servicemembers from all branches with members of the Okinawa Joint Experience April 1, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. With the military becoming more and more integrated in order to ensure mission success, leaders at every level must know and be comfortable operating in a joint environment.

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Keystone of Innovation

Airmen assigned to the 18th Maintenance Group use virtual reality headsets to review maintenance tasks March 28, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th MXG is currently developing and reinforcing job tasks for maintainers across three separate aircraft.

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Pacific Air Forces Hosts First U.S.-Mongolia Airman-to-Airman Talks

Commander of the Mongolian Air Force Command Brig. Gen. Enkhbayar Ochir and Pacific Air Forces Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Russ Mack salute as they pass through the honor cordon at Headquarters PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 26, 2019. Airmen from the MAFC visited PACAF as part of Airman-to-Airman talks. A2A talks are jointly held discussions between the United States and partner nation air forces designed to bolster relations and provide an opportunity to share best practices from a variety of subject matter areas.

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23rd Expeditionary Bomber Squadron brings Bomber Support to Diamond Shield 2019

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 5th Maintenance Group marshals a B-52 Stratofortress during Diamond Shield 2019 (DS-19) at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, March 26, 2019. Exercises such as DS-19 increase interoperability between the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific region, cultivating more productive and effective partnerships.

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U.S., Singapore, Thailand Wrap Up field Training Exercise

U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, thanks Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing following the COPE Tiger 2019 closing ceremony at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 22, 2019. Throughout the two week exercise, the U.S. Air Force, Royal Thai air force and Republic of Singapore air force flew a combined total of 776 sorties, executing air superiority, command and control, close air support, interdiction, electronic warfare, tactical airlift, and airborne command and control mission sets.

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Misawa Cyber Airman Makes Communications History at COPE Tiger 19

U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, coins Staff Sgt. David Hinojosa, a 35th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, for his contributions during COPE Tiger 19 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 22, 2019. Hinojosa was the first Misawa Air Base Airman to successfully operate a communications fly away kit at a temporary duty location, streamlining the communication abilities of forward-deployed members. A CFK is a networking system providing simultaneous access to secure voice, video and data resources for one convergence and three secure networks via satellite. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto

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Pacific Air Forces and ASEAN Center for Military Medicine Join Forces to Prevent Outbreaks

Synchronized Militaries of Association of South East Asian Nations Reporting Tools for Infectious and Environmental Surveillance, or SMARTIES, initiative team members conduct a planning conference at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand, March 19 through 20, 2019.

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U.S. Air Force Bombers Fly Coordinated Missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe

A B-52 Stratofortress taxis down the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2019. The bombers from Andersen AFB along with B-52 bombers from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conducted simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe.

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Paving the Way: Team Kadena Company Grade Officer Council, TOP 3 Mentor JROTC Cadets

U.S. Air Force SSgt. Jacori Ownes, 18 AES, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician mission planner, shows High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets some of the training equipment used to train their medics March 13, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The cadets got to see how the 18th AES trains their personnel to deal with situations that may arise while transporting patients to care.

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Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association Award-winning Airman Fortifies Japanese-American Relations

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Raley, left, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Shigeru Aihata, right, a 6th Air Defense Missile Group supply management section chief, prepare to receive the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2019. The JAAGA awards happen annually, honoring the top JASDF and U.S. Air Force member who best contributes to building U.S.-Japan partnerships.

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Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2019 Comes to an End

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, taxis down the flightline during the 2019 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (AVALON 2019) at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, March 1, 2019. The F-22 is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances to defeat threats attempting to deny adversaries' access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

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Pacific Air Forces Hosts Philippine Airmen, Strengthens Relations

Philippine air force (PAF) Maj. Gen. Nicolas C. Parilla (right), PAF acting vice commander, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russell Mack, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) deputy commander, sign the meeting minutes after the closing remarks during PAF-PACAF Airman-to-Airman talks, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2019. The two air forces participate in exercises, such as Bilateral Air Contingency Exchange-Philippines, and Balikatan, to increase readiness, interoperability and support peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.

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COMPACAF Visits JBER, Talks about Mission Strategies

U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, exchanges a salute with Col. Patricia Csànk, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and 673d Air Base Wing commander, following his arrival at JBER, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2019. Brown visited JBER to meet with Airmen and to emphasize operational readiness. PACAF leadership toured various facilities throughout the installation to include the air traffic control tower, 517th Airlift Squadron and 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron.

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Lt. Gen. Schneider Takes Command of U.S. Military in Japan

U.S. Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, (left), prepares to transfer command of United States Forces Japan from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen Jerry P. Martinez, (center), to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider (right), at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 5, 2019. Schneider previously served as the chief of staff, United States Indo-Pacific Command.

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Mission complete: Spirits return to Missouri after BTF rotation

A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and F-22 Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing fly near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during an interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. The aircraft are deployed here in support of a U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber task force mission. Bomber aircraft regularly rotate through the Indo-Pacific region to integrate capabilities with key regional partners and maintain a high state of aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf

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Seabee Shares Common Bond with Grandfather 74 Years Later

Chief Construction Mechanic Robin Nicely with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 drives a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on the roads of Tinian while surveying the damage. Although the DoD plays an important role in disaster response, all our efforts are in support of FEMA working with Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands’ civil and local officials.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2018 is a Wrap, Until Next Year Micronesia

Royal Australian Air Force FLTLT Simon Mason, 37th Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, looks out at the horizon on Santa 99’s way to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia, during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 13, 2018. Starting with the first airdrop to Kapingamarangi 67 years ago, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands and impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.

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US, ROK Teamwork Maintains Clear Skies

Royal Australian Air Force Sgt. Karl Penny, a C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster with the 37th Squadron out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, looks out as the parachute for a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle carries humanitarian aid down to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 13, 2018. Every December U.S. Air Force crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan team up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai) and RAAF to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, FSM, and the Republic of Palau.

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Engineers, Airfield Managers Fight Snowy Weather, Keep Misawa Runway Open

Members with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron clear snow off the flight line at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2018. The 35th CES clears the flight line to create a safe environment for F-16s to takeoff and maintain wing readiness.

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