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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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Team Kadena fuels joint operations training for Army, Marines

U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jimmy Kafer, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, briefs participants during a battalion collective training exercise July 31, 2017, in Okinawa, Japan. The exercise included the USAABJ, stationed at Camp Zama, Japan, and the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) stationed at Torii Station, Japan, involving cargo sling loading and parachute jump training.

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Shoguns change commad: Brig. Gen. Cunningham assumes command of 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, salutes Shogun Airmen during the 18th Wing change of command July 10, 2017 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Martinez presided over the ceremony, transferring command from Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish to Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham.

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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refueling teams refuel a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II during a joint forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Marines from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 conducted a FARP operation alongside Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing, enhancing joint operations.

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PACOM Hosts 2017 Senior Enlisted Leaders Symposium

Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), explains his command priorities at the Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) Symposium at the PACOM headquarters, March 30, 2017. The symposium is a two-day event in which PACOM component SELs discuss various enlisted leadership development programs.

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961st AACS provides command, control support

Aircrew from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron step onto an E-3 Sentry March 28, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Sentry has rotating radar with a range of more than 250 miles, providing early warning and detection for missions.

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Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Visits Kathmandu

Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Command, visited Kathmandu to participate in the opening ceremony of a U.S.-sponsored multinational U.N. Peacekeeping exercise (Shanti Prayas) designed to provide pre-deployment training to U.N. partner countries in preparation for real-world peacekeeping operations and to meet with Nepali leaders, Mar. 21, 2017

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Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Visits Kathmandu

U.S. Pacific Command commander Admiral Harry Harris meets with Chief of Nepalese Army Staff General Rajendra Chhetri after landing at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre (BPOTC) in Nepal for the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas III, Mar. 20, 2017. Shanti Prayas III is a multinational United Nations peacekeeping exercise designed to provide pre-deployment training to U.N. partner countries in preparation for real-world peacekeeping operations.

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Trilateral training expands life-saving capabilities

Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen from the U.S., Japanese and Australian air forces transport a simulated patient to a U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron as part of annual exercise Cope North Feb. 21, 2017, at Tinian Air Field. Aeromedical evacuation training was conducted on the Huron to familiarize airmen with patient care on a new airframe. Cope North is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations between the partnered militaries, bringing together more than 2,700 U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines who are training alongside approximately 600 combined JASDF and RAAF participants.

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Kadena employs sustainable, decisive airpower in the Pacific

An Air Force F-15 Eagle and Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation after a training sortie Feb. 16, 2017, over the Pacific Ocean. The joint training bolstered communications and interoperability between the two services, which both serve to enhance peace and security throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)

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67th AMU avionics Airmen keep F-15s ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Jason Garciadealba and Adrian Garrucho, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technicians, check the avionics systems of an F-15 Eagle Jan. 10, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Avionics technicians are responsible for keeping aircraft avionics systems properly operating.

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Shogun structural success

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Dufrene, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, drills past the head of a rivet on a simulated aircraft structure Jan. 9, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. One of the jobs of aircraft structural maintenance Airmen is replacing rivets on aircraft, making the aircraft structures mission capable.

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Kadena Air Base 18th Maintenance Group Hosts Annual Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare for the annual weapons load competition Jan. 4, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The competition is held between the 67th and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Units to find out which Airmen make up the fastest weapons load crews on Kadena.

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Keen Sword 17

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron refuels an HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 943rd Rescue Group during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. U.S. forces will conduct training with their Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts at military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan.

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Patrolling the Pacific

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks in its spot Oct. 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 44th FS returned from more than months of training in exercises around the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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JHAST departs to Philippines

U.S. members of the Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (JHAST) board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) Oct. 2, 2016. PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve the interoperability, readiness and professional relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations.

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Exercise Valiant Shield

Airman 1st Class Dennis Hatcher, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to guide an F-15 Eagle Sept. 9, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. F-15 Eagles departed from Kadena in support of Exercise Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a joint exercise between the U.S. armed forces which focuses on maintaining land, air, sea and cyberspace dominance in the Pacific.

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Vice President Biden visits APCSS during trilateral collaboration

Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks to South Korean and Japanese leadership alongside Antony Blinken, left, Deputy Secretary of State, during trilateral talks held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 14, in Honolulu. DKI APCSS is a U.S. Department of Defense institute that addresses regional and global security issues. The non-warfighting organization provides a focal point where military and civilian representatives of the United States and Asia-Pacific nations can gather to exchange ideas and develop professional and personal ties among national security establishments throughout the region.

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Vice President Biden visits APCSS during trilateral collaboration

Vice President Joe Biden talks to Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama, left, and Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, right, alongside Antony Blinken, center left, Deputy Secretary of State, during trilateral talks held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies July 14, in Honolulu. DKI APCSS is a U.S. Department of Defense institute that addresses regional and global security issues. The non-warfighting organization provides a focal point where military and civilian representatives of the United States and Asia-Pacific nations can gather to exchange ideas and develop professional and personal ties among national security establishments throughout the region.

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Pacific Angel 16-2 medics provide humanitarian aid to Kampot Province

U.S. Air Force TSgt. Nicole Olive, Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing medical technician, listens to the heartbeat of patient during Pacific Angel 16-2, June 13, 2016, in Kampot Province, Cambodia. The Idaho National Guard has partnered with Cambodia’s Armed Forces to train together through the Air National Guard’s State Partnership Program. The program is designed to provide a consistent, enduring, and genuine presence, built over time through professional, personal, and institutional relationships that span continents and decades.

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