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Pacific IAMD Center hosts third annual Korea Table Top Academy

U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force Airmen partake in the third annual Korea Table Top Academy (KTTA) at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, July 11, 2022. The KTTA includes integrated air and missile defense academics that aim to enhance the abilities for the USAF and ROKAF to integrate together.

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Pacific Air Forces Guardian Speaks at 75th Philippines Air Force Symposium

United States Space Force Maj. Andrew Coatsworth, Pacific Air Forces Future Capabilities deputy branch chief, provides remarks during the 75th Philippines Air Force Symposium in City of Pasay, Philippines on June 22, 2022. During the symposium, Coatsworth provided information regarding US space capabilities to provide a foundation for international partners.

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Yokota Airmen practice ACE concepts at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron taxis next to a U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 19, 2022. Two C-130Js, one C-12 and one UH-1N Iroquois helicopter assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron flew to Iwakuni for the training opportunity.

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Allies, Modernization at Heart of U.S.-Japan Efforts in Indo-Pacific

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over JGSDF Narashino Training Area, Japan, April 19, 2022, during a bilateral airborne jump. Ninety-nine JGSDF paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade conducted airborne jump from Two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.

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Yokota pairs with Royal Thai Air Force for training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Garrett Mazachek, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot,left, and Wing Commadner Saard Pongsajaroennon, 601st Royal Thai Air Force squadron commander, listen to a briefing at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, April 1, 2022. This was the first meeting between Yokota Air Base and the Royal Thai Air Force within Thailand’s borders since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Force is Female: 1st Lt. Samantha “FORCE” Colombo

First Lt. Samantha “Force” Colombo, 35th Fighter Squadron pilot, stands in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after returning from a flight during Cope Tiger 2022 at Korat Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, March 18, 2022. Female fighter pilots officially started flying for the U.S. Air Force in the 1990s.

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Safety through Radio

Senior Airman Troy Stanley, 15th Operation Support Squadron Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems Shop, connects the azimuth monitor to the Tactical Navigation System for a training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 15, 2022. The TACAN is a radio air-navigation system that provides aircrew distance information as a guide to show their geographical location and is usually used by combat controllers in remote airfields.

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Yokota Airmen conduct annual Aircraft Arresting System certification

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 “Royal Maces” deploys a J-Hook to engage the Aircraft Arresting System (AAS), during an annual certification test of the flightline BAK-12 barrier, AAS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2022. The AAS utilizes the arresting hooks attached to the tail of an aircraft to safely decelerate and stop the aircraft when needed to land in short distances. Ensuring the BAK-12 is fully functional through certification testing reinforces Yokota’s multi-capable presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Jumping in the New Year with a joint-partner exercise

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules flies past a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper from the 1st Airborne Brigade, above a drop zone during the annual New Year’s jump at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, on Jan. 13, 2022. The drop consisted of three C-130Js assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, two Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules, and two C-2 Greyhounds, which dropped approximately 300 JGSDF paratroopers.

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374th Airlift Wing and allies support the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force crew members take a group photo in front of a U.S. Air Force C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, before the last day of flights to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific.

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21st SOS supports U.S. Marines and JGSDF in massive Resolute Dragon exercise

U.S. Marines, 4th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practice securing an aircraft perimeter alongside soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, 5th Infantry Regiment, during exercise Resolute Dragon 21 at the Ojojihara Training Area, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. U.S. and Japanese forces have worked together for more than 60 years; training together to increase operational cohesion and readiness in the pursuit of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Allied partners derive value from each opportunity to learn from one another while maintaining the readiness, proficiency, and lethality of our armed forces.

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374th Airlift Wing and allies support the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, waves after pushing out bundles during the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop near Asor, Dec. 5, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission and provides relief to more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. Operations such as OCD provide the U.S. and its partners the opportunity to enhance joint operational capabilities and maintain preparedness for real-world emergencies.

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70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 734th Air Mobility Squadron, 44th Aerial Port Squadron and the 374th Airlift Wing unload humanitarian supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 1, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, supplies, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

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Trilateral Meeting with ROK First Vice Foreign Minister and Japanese

Ford Campbell, right, receives the pediatric version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18th 2021. In accordance with Yokota’s mission to attain the highest safety and vaccination rates possible, the 374th Medical Group held a vaccination line specifically for children ages 5 to 11.

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Connecting cyberspace and airspace

Tech. Sgt. Carl Williams, 747th Cyberspace Squadron standards and evaluations craftsman, observes radio frequencies recorded by a stand-alone hub activity reconnaissance kit in a C-17 Globemaster III around the Hawaiian Islands, Nov. 3, 2021. The end goal of the “SHARK” kit is to be able to detect and cancel radio frequency jamming.

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ACC commander speaks on Fighter Roadmap at AFA ‘21

Gen. Mark D. Kelly, Air Combat Command commander, speaks at the Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 22, 2021. Kelly spoke and answered questions on the topic of the "Fighter Roadmap."

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Misawa Air Base Hosts Joint Bilateral Integration Training

Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with the "Green Knights" Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), sit on the tarmac before pre-flight checks are performed at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 12, 2021. The Marines of VMFA-121 conduct training throughout Japan in order to sustain their high level of proficiency and operational readiness while increasing interoperability with both the U.S. Air Force, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

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A mile in a defender’s boots

Airmen from the 374th Mission Support Group take turns fighting Senior Airman Tyler Gutierrez, 374th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, during a 374th MSG training day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2021. A simulated combatant training includes learning how to use a baton for training scenarios and real-world events.

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P-S GAR celebrates first base renaming

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, Space Operations Command commander, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Hammond, Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron commander, and U.S. Space Force Col. James Smith, Peterson-Schriever Garrison commander, unveil the new sign after the installation’s renaming ceremony, June 16, 2021, at Ka’ena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii. Ka’ena Point was renamed to reflect its role in the Space Force, supporting more than 185 satellites performing mission operations around the globe and is the first of several garrison installations planning to do the same.

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Pacific Air Forces civilian enhances allies, partnerships in Indo-Pacific region, wins Air Force-level award

Kelli Seybolt, left, deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for international affairs, speaks with Robyn Disselkoen-Russell after presenting her with the Air Force International Affairs Excellence Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 29, 2021. Disselkoen-Russell won the 2019 senior civilian category for her work as the deputy chief of international affairs, Directorate of Strategy Plans and Programs, Pacific Air Forces.

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