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Ride the lightning; F-35A training at Kadena

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis for take-off Nov. 16, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-35A is being deployed under U.S. PACOM’s theater security package (TSP) program, which has been in operation since 2004. This long-planned deployment is designed to demonstrate the continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the region.

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Ride the lightning; F-35A training at Kadena

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis for take-off Nov. 16, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-35A is being deployed under U.S. PACOM’s theater security package (TSP) program, which has been in operation since 2004. This long-planned deployment is designed to demonstrate the continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the region.

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Never stop improving; Team Kadena conducts CPI Course

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Wize, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron fuel and fire systems maintainer, briefs his team and commander about how the 18th CES can save money by working with the Defense Logistics Agency during a continuous process improvement course Nov. 15, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The CPI, often referred to as the Green Belt Course, is a program that instills knowledge, techniques and skills that help Airmen problem solve systems and processes in the workplace.

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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Airmen empty concrete into a crater during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 9, 2017. U.S. and R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn the new RADR process, preparing them for response to wartime contingencies, enhancing interoperability and building partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

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PACAF senior leaders discuss readiness during fall conference

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy (center), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander speaks to PACAF leaders during the fall Commander's Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 6, 2017. The conference provided an opportunity for commanders and chiefs from across the Pacific to discuss near and long-term challenges as well as opportunities to better take care of Airmen and their families

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President Trump Visits Yokota

President Donald J. Trump puts on a flight jacket during a Troop Talk, Nov. 5, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. U.S. Forces Japan and Yokota Air Base leadership presented the flight jacket to the president during the Troop Talk.

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Southern Katipo underway in New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) T-6C Texan IIs taxi in front of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand, Oct. 20, 2017. The C-17, assigned to the 176th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is in New Zealand to move personnel and cargo and conduct airdrops as part of Exercise Southern Katipo 17, a multinational joint operations exercise hosted by the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Iwo Jima

Iwo To Maritime Self-Defense Force Air Station control tower stands on the flight line, Oct. 17, 2017, at Iwo To, Japan. The main duties of Iwo To JMSDF air station is air traffic control, meteorological observation and to stand by for rescue operations or disaster relief in the surrounding waters.

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First for U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea air forces: nighttime training near Sea of Japan

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D., take off from Andersen AFB, Guam to fly sequenced bilateral missions with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15s and two Republic of Korea air force (ROKAF) F-15Ks in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan, Oct. 10, 2017. The purpose of bilateral training is to foster increased interoperability amongst Japan, South Korea and U.S. aircraft. Participating in bilateral training enables the operational units to improve their combined capabilities and tactical skills, while also building bilateral confidence and strong working relationships.

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PACAF hosts 2017 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium

Attendees at the 2017 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium pose for a group photo in the Courtyard of Heroes at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2017. Pacific Air Forces senior leaders kicked off the event, marking the largest number of air chiefs gathering from across the Indo-Asia-Pacific for dialogue. The symposium is intended to increase cooperation with our allies and partners.

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Bombers take-off from Andersen AFB

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, prepares to take off from Andersen AFB, Guam, Sept. 23, 2017. This mission was flown as part of the continuing demonstration of the ironclad U.S. commitment to the defense of its homeland and in support of its partners and allies.

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Bombers take-off from Andersen AFB

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers, assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, take off from Andersen AFB, Guam, Sept. 23, 2017. U.S. Air Force aircraft were flying within international norms and laws.

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Pacific Angel: U.S., Vietnam continue to build partnership

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Restie Mangiliman, a medical technician, assigned to the 18th Medical Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, demonstrates proper bleeding control techniques to approximately 40 nursing students from the College of Medicine, Quang Nam Province, during Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 in Tam Ky, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2017. Throughout the 8-day exchange, approximately 65 members of the U.S. military, in partnership with partner nation support, local non-governmental organizations and host nation military forces will train together by providing medical, dental, optometric, and engineering assistance, and conducting subject matter expert exchanges.

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Tropic ACE fuels joint cooperation between Air Force, Marines

U.S. service members of the 36th Contingency Response Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Camp Foster, Japan, fuel a 67th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle during exercise Tropic ACE Sept. 1, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Tropic ACE was designed to exercise components of Pacific Air Forces’ Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept of operations (CONOPS), a warfighting concept the command is operationalizing to ensure airpower resiliency.

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Tropic ACE observers collaborate on fueling the future

Members from the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force, observe and discuss fueling operations during exercise Tropic ACE Aug. 29, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Tropic ACE was designed to exercise components of Pacific Air Forces’ Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept of operations (CONOPS), a warfighting concept the command is operationalizing to ensure airpower resiliency.

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Philippine & U.S. Air Forces Learning Together

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angelica Ponce, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15 aerospace propulsion instructor, poses for photo with her students from the Philippine Air Force and the U.S. Air Force, Aug. 23, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The course is the first bilateral Philippine U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance class to be taught at Yokota by the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15.

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PACANGEL 17-4 concludes with continued partnership in Nepal

Nepal army Maj. Gen. Devendra Bahadur Medhasi, General Officer Commanding of the Western Division, speaks to the audience during the closing ceremony for Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-4 in Gorkha, Nepal, Aug. 20, 2017. PACANGEL is a multi-lateral humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.

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U.S. Soldier returns home to Nepal for PACANGEL mission

U.S. Army Sgt. Rajeev Neupane, right, 523rd Engineer Support Company, 130th Engineer Brigade interior electrician, and U.S. and Nepali Armed Forces, paint a temple at the Shree Mahendra Higher Secondary School during Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-4 in Gorkha, Nepal, Aug. 18, 2017. PACANGEL is a multi-lateral humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.

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Aviation Subject Matter Exchange Unites U.S., Philippine Airmen

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manny Hinkle, right, 644th Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician, provides a communications technology briefing to Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Antonio Ramon A. Lim, center, 5th Fighter Wing commander, during a bilateral air contingent exchange August 16, 2017, at Clark Air Base, Pampangas, Philippines. The exchange provided opportunities for leaders and specialized technicians across both Air Forces to identify specific operational functions that can benefit from their combined attention.

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Through the fire and the flames

U.S. Air Force 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters conduct annual hands-on fire training August 14, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Okinawan firefighters conduct live fire training annually with 18th CES firefighters to help maintain readiness for Team Kadena and Okinawa in case of emergencies.

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