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Airmen Learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care

Students in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care class run to secure a location during the “care under fire” portion of their training, May 13, 2020 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. TCCC puts students in a simulated combat zone, where they will learn to operate under pressure using the techniques they learned in the classroom.

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Team Hickam salutes Hawaii's first responders, health care facilities with statewide flyover

File photo: Two F-35A Lightning IIs and two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Eielson Air Force Base fly alongside two F-22 Raptors assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of a mass formation flight May 5, 2020. With the arrival of the F-35A last month, these three fighter aircraft platforms will train together in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex on a regular basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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B-1B Lancers Return to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force Deployment

36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen offload cargo from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, April 29, 2020. This C-5 was delivering cargo to supply a 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Bomber Task Force.

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Frag Out! Alaska Air Guard Pararescuemen throw Grenades with Geronimo Soldiers

An Alaska Air National Guard pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron hits his mark using an M67 fragmentation grenade, sending a rubber tire flying through the air at the Small Arms Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Apr. 29, 2020. 14 AKANG PJs used the grenade range run U.S. Army paratroopers.

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Alaska Air National Guard to receive four additional KC-135 Stratotankers at Eielson AFB

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons and two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in formation behind a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson AFB, over the Alaska Range, April 21, 2020. The formation represented the new addition of the F-35 to Eielson, which the strategic location and proximity to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex make it the premier training location for fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

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Expeditionary Medical Facility Constructed at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam

The 36th Wing, with support from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Hickam Air Force Base, contsructed an Expeditionary Medical Support System or EMEDS, on the grounds of U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. The EMEDS facility consists of 11 medical units, and 6 warehouse units and will be used to support the efforts against COVID-19.

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The 39th iteration of Cobra Gold concludes with a combined arms-live fire exercise and closing ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Green, right, and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Flores, mortarmen with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an 81mm mortar as part of the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 6, 2020. Cobra Gold enhances military to military engagement efforts to maintain readiness and increase the capability, capacity, and interoperability of partner nations while simultaneously reinforcing our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Dyess Airmen Commemorate Retaking of Corregidor Island

A wreath with the 317th Airlift Wing’s insignia sits at the Manila American Cemetery during the 75th anniversary of the retaking of Corregidor Island ceremony in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 17, 2020. The 317th Troop Carrier Group served alongside the 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II and completed multiple missions together in the Pacific region.

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Australians Lead Multinational HADR Exercise for First Time during Cope North

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) personnel conduct a humanitarian assistance and disaster (HA/DR) relief briefing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North 20 (CN20), a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored multilateral field training exercise Feb. 13, 2020. CN20 involves more than 2,000 personnel and approximately 100 aircraft and aims to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the USAF, JASDF and RAAF.

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From the Battlefield to the Ring, the Mission is to Win

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Bunkley and Senior Airman Richard Kim, 607th Air Support Operations Group tactical air control party joint terminal attack controllers, survey an area during simulated close air support training Feb. 12, 2020, in the Republic of Korea. The 607th ASOG’s mission is to project and integrate airpower with the combined, joint force. The unit provides air-to-ground integration and weather intelligence expertise to the U.S. Army.

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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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Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force

A Falcon 9 rocket launches on Jan. 6, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket, carrying an installment of Starlink satellites, was the first official launch of the United States Space Force.

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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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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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Seabees Explore Construction Opportunities with Thai Partners

Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Airmen assigned to 554th Red Horse Squadron working together to build a latrine facility on the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield base to increase military training capabilities during exercises on the Red Horse compound. NMCB 5 is forward-deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region ready to support major combat operations, theater security, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. Seabees provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps and joint operational forces globally.

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Air Traffic Controller Making the Pieces Fit Like Tetris

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Mackmer, 51st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, checks his systems as an aircraft awaits for departure at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 4, 2019. Air traffic personnel controls and regulates en route and terminal air traffic, which they initiate and issue ATC clearances, instructions, and advisories to ensure the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic operating under instrument and visual flight rules.

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Kadena Hosts Tour for Okinawa Students

Students look at a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron during Air Force Immersion Day, Sept. 23, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During the tour, students learned about the unit’s role in supporting Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron in personnel recovery, humanitarian aid, disaster relief and tactical combat casualty care.

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Hawaii National Guard Leads Joint Gema Bhakti 2019

Maj. Lauren Sodentani-Yoshida, Hawaii National Guard medical officer and her counterpart Cdr. Zelvya Purnama Rika assesses the medical requirements for the exercise stability and peacekeeping operation GEMA BHAKTI 2019, Jakarta Indonesia, 18 Sept. 2019. Hawaii National Guard (HING) State Partnership Program (SPP) executed the seventh annual iteration GEMA BHAKTI 19 (GB19) Staff Exercise (STAFFEX). Joint Exercise GB19 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff STAFFEX between U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (and U.S. Military Service Components), and the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) and Service Components.

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Joint Exercise GEMA BHAKTI 2019

The combined staff poses for the GEMA BHAKTI opening ceremony group picture, Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 Sept., 2019. Hawaii National Guard (HING) State Partnership Program (SPP) executed the seventh annual iteration GEMA BHAKTI 19 (GB19) Staff Exercise (STAFFEX). Joint Exercise GB19 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff STAFFEX between U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (and U.S. Military Service Components), and the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) and Service Components.

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Discipline Exemplified: Japan's 25th Infantry Regiment joins Rising Thunder 2019

Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force stand in formation after the Rising Thunder 19 opening ceremony, held at Yakima Training Center, Washington, Aug. 30, 2019. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. Rising Thunder 2019 is also a United States Army Pacific-sponsored capstone event featuring U.S. Army units from the 7th Infantry Division and the Illinois Army National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 108thSustainment Brigade. The exercise includes of company/platoon unilateral and bilateral training events in two phases, culminating with a bilateral live-fire exercise.

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