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Misawa Airmen continue Agile Combat Employment training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Barry Zielinski, a cyber transportation supervisor with the 35th Communications Squadron, shows Capt. Joseph Holloway, a pilot with the 13th Fighter Squadron, and 1st Lt. Jordan Garcia, an assistant unit deployment manager with the 14th Fighter Squadron, how to set up a Hawkeye III antenna at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2020. Zielinski showed the two officers how to set up the antenna as part of a practice capstone event for the Agile Combat Employment training for Misawa Airmen.

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Army Guardsman’s First Alaska Exercise brings Him to the Top of the World in Support of Arctic Eagle 2020

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Maddox assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, looks out of the window on a CH-47 Chinook on Feb. 25, 2020, near Deadhorse, Alaska. The Alaska National Guard is hosting Exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a joint-training exercise, Feb. 20 to March 6, 2020, throughout Alaska, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and as far north as Teshekpuk Lake. As a homeland security and emergency response exercise, Arctic Eagle 20 is designed to increase the National Guard’s ability and effectiveness to operate in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments.

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U.S., Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Team Up for Humanitarian Exercise in Komaki

Capt. Jason LaPre, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, and Capt. Hideyuki Hotsuki of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, trade patches during preparations for the Tomodachi Rescue Exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2020. This is the first time Yokota participated alongside JGSDF to conduct a bilateral disaster relief exercise.

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18th AGRS Replicates Threats during Cope North 2020

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes flight during Exercise Cope North 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 14, 2020. Exercise Cope North is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces tri-lateral field training exercise with participants from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. The primary intent of Cope North is to enhance coordination of combined air tactics, hone techniques and procedures while strengthening security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in Englishb

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shara Carlisle, 35th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School assistant commandant and instructor, teaches a leadership course to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during a visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. The JGSDF soldiers, assigned to 6th Division, Camp Jinmachi, Yamagata, Japan, visited Misawa to have face-to-face interaction with U.S. Airmen as part of their basic English course.

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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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The Rock Crosses the Pacific

A heavy-equipment payload is dropped from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, during a capstone exercise taking place in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, Feb. 10, 2020. During the exercise, aircraft from the 36th AS as well as the 41st and 61st Airlift Squadrons from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, were able to complete formation flight training ,as well as drop pallets consisting of simulated heavy equipment and containerized delivery system bundles.

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Misawa F-16 Pilots Integrate with Bombers, Koku Jieitai Counterparts

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., six F-16 Fighting Falcon and four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s from Misawa Air Base, Japan fly in formation off the coast of Northern Japan as part of a combined Continuous Bomber Presence and Bomber Task Force mission Feb 4, 2020. Continuous Bomber Presence aircraft participation in events with other countries benefits U.S. national security interests without interfering with the ability to support current operations.

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18th Wing, Joint Partners Execute First WestPac Rumrunner Exercise

Three U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, fly in formation during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner Jan. 10, 2020. The WestPac Rumrunner exercise brought Airmen and joint partners together to train and execute innovative ways to deploy forces in a contested environment.

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18th Wing, Joint Partners Execute First WestPac Rumrunner Exercise

An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron performs helicopter air-to-air refueling with an MC-130J Commando II from the 17th Special Operations Squadron above the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Westpac Rumrunner Jan. 10, 2020. Westpac Rumrunner represents an evolution of 18th Wing assets and capability to work with joint partners in defense of American allies and to ensure a free and open Indo‐Pacific.

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U.S.-Japan Forces Welcome the New Year with Bilateral Jump

Leadership from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces discuss details from the safety brief for the New Year's jump at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8, 2020. The training allows U.S. and Japanese units to work alongside one another while improving the readiness of our combined forces.

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Tinsel Town delivers snow, festivities to Okinawa

A woman pushes a child on a snow sled during the 18th Wing Tinsel Town event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2019. Other events and games included a rock climbing wall, food trucks, and more.

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Andersen AFB to host 69th annual Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as the four Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian assistance bundles they just airdropped parachute down to those in need during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, at Nomwin, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 13, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Villagers on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia retrieve one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped to them as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 remote Micronesian islands like Woleai, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles are airdropped from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. Every December C-130 crews from the U.S.A.F. team up with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force for OCD, a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise designed to airdrop critical supplies to remote islands like Woleai throughout the FSM and the Republic of Palau.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2019 is Here and Santa’s C-130s are Ready to Fly

Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, left, and Senior Airman Toby Hayes, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the techniques used and shared between the U.S. Air Force and its regional partners in preparation to respond to natural disasters.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2019 is Here and Santa’s C-130s are Ready to Fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, collects any remaining debris after dropping a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific.

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Kadena Innovators compete for AF-level honors

From left, Master Sgt. Joy McCammon, 718th Force Support Squadron casualty operations section chief, Staff Sgt. Alexander Nestle, 18th Communications Squadron software development supervisor, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Sills, 18th CS NCO in charge of application development, stand for a photo at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2019. They are part of the PRAS team named as one of two U.S. Pacific Air Forces Spark Tank nominees to compete at the Air Force level.

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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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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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