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Non-commissioned Officer Bilateral Exchange: Growth through Connection

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Lowery, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, left, Japanese Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Shuichiro Masunaga, 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft general technician, middle, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adrian Lemard, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, right, train on changing tires on an F-15C Eagle as part of an NCO Bilateral Exchange program Nov. 19, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bilateral exchanges allow for a better understanding of the capabilities held by each countries Armed Forces, as well as the opportunity to improve relations between the United States and Japan.

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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Australian, US Navies Flex Mine Warfare Capabilities

Commanding officer of Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) Lt. Cmdr. Bobby Wayland, right, shakes hands with commanding officer of Japanese mine countermeasure ship JS Hirashima (MSC 601), Lt. Cmdr. Ogawa Tomoyuki. Pioneer, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations.

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NAVFAC visits NMCB-5 Seabees during INDOPACOM deployment

Chief Builder Steven Jennings (front right), deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, discusses the Table of Allowance warehouse inventory system with Rear Adm. John W. Korka (second left), Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, during a tour on board Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection.

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Team Kadena Conducts Exercise Gryphon Pacific

Forward Air Refueling Point Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, perform refueling operations on Wake Island, Wake Atoll, during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. The Airmen were attached to the 353rd Special Operations Squadron during the exercise. The purpose of Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the United States Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. This was accomplished by conducting long-range expeditionary basing operations within a high threat environment.

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Pacific Air Forces Commander Meets with Team Yokota

Gen. CQ Brown Jr. Pacific Air Forces commander, listens to a question from an Airman during an all-call at Yokota Air Base, Japan, November 14, 2019. During his visit, Brown spent two days with Yokota's Airmen, discussing the vital role Yokota Air Base plays in maintaining regional security and stability.

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Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Ensures Force Protection during Gryphon Pacific 20-1

Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, provide security both inside and outside an MC-130J Commando II during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019, on Wake Island, Wake Atoll. The purpose of Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. This was accomplished by conducting long-range expeditionary basing operations within a high-threat environment.

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Milley Describes Indo-Pacific Region as U.S. Military's 'Main Effort'

Left to right: Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Gen. Koji Yamazaki, Japan's joint staff chief of staff; and Joseph M. Young, the interim U.S. chargé d'affaires at U.S. Embassy Tokyo, pose for a photo outside the Kantei in Tokyo, Nov. 13, 2019.

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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 Challenges Special Operators

Aircrew assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, fly an MC-130J Commando II over the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. Launching from Guam, two MC-130J Commando II aircraft with Global Access Special Tactics teams onboard rapidly established and controlled landing zones capable of facilitating additional forces at both Wake Island and Kwajalein Atoll in the same night. These special operations missions demonstrate the 353rd SOG’s ability to deploy forces anytime, anyplace throughout the Pacific.

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Sensor Managers Lead the Way

Sgt. Alex Hilstro, sensor manager, competes with his team on the Schofield Barracks obstacle course as part of the Sensor Manager Cell Best Crew Competition, Nov. 12. The 10th and 14th Missile Defense Brigade crews are conducting the competition to test the Sensor Managers to instill esprit de corps and to allow all Soldiers of all ranks to distinguish themselves.

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Light, lean and agile: COMPACAF visits Kadena Shoguns

U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, coins Airman 1st Class Tucker Heyduk, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron barrier maintenance technician, during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 12, 2019. During the tour, Brown coined Airmen from different units as a way of thanks and recognition of their superior performance.

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Andersen AFB to Host 68th Annual Operation Christmas Drop

374th Airlift Wing Airmen work on a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron on the Yokota Air Base, Japan flightline, Nov. 12, 2019. Yokota Air Base is the Pacific’s premier power projection platform.

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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Australian, US Navies Flex Mine Warfare Capabilities

Sailors onboard Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9), moor the ship in the port of Aburatsu. Pioneer, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations.

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US-Japan Alliance Strengthens as Leaders Unite

U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces leaders conduct an annual Joint Bilateral Senior Enlisted Symposium at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2019. More than 50 members came together to discuss challenges and improvements to military interoperability between the two nations. With growing adversarial competition throughout the Pacific Theater, U.S. and Japanese military leaders increase efforts to unify strategic thinking across the alliance.

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Yokota First for Military Working Dogs at Iruma Air Show

The 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers and their dogs perform a bite demonstration during the annual air show at Iruma Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2019. The suit allows the dog to practice subduing suspects without endangering the decoy, providing a safe training environment for both dog and handler.

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USS Pioneer Sailed Around Sasebo Harbor for a Family and Friends Day Cruise

Family and friends of the crew members aboard Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9), took turns taking rides in the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat, RHIB. Pioneer, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations.

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Naha Port Undergoes First Dredging in 30 Years

A view of dredging at Naha Military Port from across the harbor. Dredging equipment remained idle at Naha Military Port on Sept. 23, awaiting the all clear following passage of Large Typhoon Tapah, which caused strong winds and rough seas as it went through on Sept. 21.

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U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Forces Start Annual Exercise

In this file photo, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) sails in the East China Sea. Milius is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy™s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet™s principal surface force.

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U.S. Navy Seabees Deployed with NMCB-5’s Detail Sasebo Conduct Critical Repair to Seawall

Builder 1st Class Remie Acosta, from Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Utilitiesman 3rd Class Jaime Orobio, from Houston, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Sasebo, place riprap as part of the repairs underway for a section of the seawall on Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo to further improve the base’s military readiness and capability. Seabees at Detail Sasebo are currently repairing a typhoon damaged the seawall to mitigate further erosion and destabilization of the adjacent Pre-Engineered Building Foundation. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection.

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Team Kadena Operators Honor Ultimate Sacrifice

U.S. Airmen and family members with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron conduct a memorial ruck march at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2019. The ruck featured over 1,000 lbs. of equipment and water hauled across five miles. The memorial ruck served as a symbolic gesture of shared suffering among special operations forces service members, in honor of two pararescueman, Tech. Sgts. Peter Kraines and Sean Barnes who died after sustaining injuries during training incidents in 2014 and 2019.

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374th Logistics Readiness Squadron POL Airmen Practice Wet Wing Defuel

The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota Air Base, Japan, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly deliver fuel to bases all over the Pacific, Oct. 24, 2019. The process is a coordinated effort with multiple MAJCOM A3/A4’s & AFPET to ensure compliance with standards and standardize

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