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Load crew Airmen race against the clock

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Dec. 30, 2015) - U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team chief, awaits the alignment of a weapons system. Stewart and his team were competing in a weapons load crew competition. Normally, teams of three Airmen are challenged to quickly install upwards of three types of armaments to a stationary F-16 Fighting Falcon in the quickest time possible.

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USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Rear Adm. Babette Bolivar, Joint Region Marianas commander, counts down before pushing a crate containing donated goods into a C-130 Hercules during the Christmas Drop Push Ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop, which has been conducted for 64 years, will receive support from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force for the first time.

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U.S., RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, Australian Army 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, deliver the first low-cost, low-altitude bundle of Operation Christmas Drop 2015 to the island of MogMog, Dec. 8, 2015. Australian and Japanese C-130 aircrews for the first time joined U.S. Airmen during the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop – a Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief training event where C-130 aircrews perform LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis.

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Aircraft with a cold shoulder

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Dec. 3, 2015) - Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Derr, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron avionics specialist, deices a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. There is always a person in the truck, one in the deicer and one on the ground to make sure the aircraft is deiced all around.

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Buddy Wing 15-7 -- ROKAF/USAF pilots train together

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (Nov. 17, 2015) - F-15K Slam Eagle pilots from the Republic of Korea (ROK) air force 11th Fighter Wing, Daegu, share a laugh during Buddy Wing 15-7. During the five-day exercise, pilots from the 8th Fighter Wing exchanged tactics and procedures with their ROKAF counterparts.

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Yokota and JGSDF share helo experience

Lt. Col. Akihiko Nishida, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army Helicopter commander, dons a U.S. Air Force helmet with attached night vision goggles during a search and rescue capability exchange at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 16, 2015. The helmet is heavier than the Japanese equivalent holding more battery packs to counterbalance the weight of the goggles.

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F-35A

File Photo - Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the new home for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs. Air Force officials chose Eielson AFB after a lengthy analysis of the location’s operational considerations, installation attributes, environmental factors and cost.

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Stepping stones: An Airman’s path to K-9 career

In this photo, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alyssa Stamps, 35th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, plays with her dog, Elvis, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 23, 2015. To become an MWD handler, Stamps was required to work as an entry-level security forces Airman for at least two years and meet with her previous duty station’s kennel master for approval before applying for the position.

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320th STS Airmen execute amphibious training

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, perform a helo-casting jump out of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron during an amphibious operations exercise Sept. 22, 2015, off the West Coast of Okinawa, Japan. Team members are qualified in non-standard methods of infiltration to include, static line, military freefall, and closed and open circuit diving.

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Kadena hosts medical emergency management exercise

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 21, 2015) - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chang Park, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace medical technician, along with Tech. Sgt. James Barnett, 18th AMDS NCO in charge of flight medicine, assist a volunteer playing the part of a flight crew member that is ill after returning from a deployment during a medical emergency management exercise, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Medical Group conducted this exercise to test readiness in a disease containment scenario.

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Airmen flood support at Kanuma

KANUMA CITY, TOCHIGI PREFECTURE, Japan (Sept. 15, 2015) - Volunteers from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron clear mudflow from a house at Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. Sixty Airmen and civilians from the 374th CES volunteered to help at sites in the Kasono area in support of floods and landslides caused by the heavy rainfall associated with the post-tropical remnant of Tropical Storm Etau, which stalled over eastern Japan, dumping up to 17 inches of rain in 24 hours, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 11.

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Team Kadena wraps up ATR in Tsuiki

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 2, 2015) - Members of the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform a final check before an F-15 Eagle takes off Tsuiki Air Base. The members deployed to Tsuiki, Japan, to participate in a two-week Aviation Training Relocation from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to help build interoperability between the two forces. The U.S.-Japan security alliance has remained the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region for 50 years.

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Team Kadena kicks off ATR at Tsuiki Air Base

In this photo, F-15 Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron park in front of Japanese Air Self-Defense Force members at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. The 44th came to Tsuiki to participate in a two week long Aviation Training Relocation with Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.

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Airmen practice decontamination skills to kick off exercise

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (Aug. 18, 2015) - Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing prepare to decontaminate themselves following a simulated chemical attack. The Airmen were practicing the procedures to safely enter a collective protection system dormitory. The collective protection system (CPS) is a standby system within designated facilities that is activated when there is a chemical or biological threat. The CPS function is also used for facility occupants and shelter management team training during exercises.

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Seven countries participate in exercise

In this photo, U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft maintainers assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base Japan, observe a departing F-22 Raptor on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 14. JBER is hosting Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces training exercises for U.S. and international forces to provide joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large-force employment in a simulated combat environment.

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Nepali troops attend WLC at JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Aug. 12, 2015) - A Nepalese soldier fights alongside a U.S. Army Alaska specialist during an exercise during the Warrior Leader Course (WLC). The WLC, hosted at the Sergeant First Class Christopher R. Brevard Noncommissioned Officer Academy on JBER, is a month-long, hard-hitting and intensive course that teaches the basic skills to lead small groups of Soldiers and advance to the rank of sergeant. The student exchange is an ongoing part of USARAK's collaboration with Nepal as part of the Regional Partnership Program, which is designed to enhance interoperability for a variety mission sets across the Pacific theater.

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Kadena Airmen, Navy Seabees combine for joint training

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (July 23, 2015) - A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron guides a U.S. Navy Sailor from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 as he pushes debris into a crater during joint airfield damage repair training. The training gave U.S. Air Force and Navy participants the opportunity to gain familiarity with one another while practicing skills they could potential implement in a wartime environment.

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Operational mission complete for Screaming Eagles

In this photo, four KC-135 Stratotankers, from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, taxi prior to taking off for the final operational mission of the 96th ARS on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 11, 2015. To mark the historic final mission four KC-135 showed the range of KC-135 capabilities by conducting aerial refueling and defensive maneuvering as a four ship. The 96th ARS will hold a deactivation ceremony marking the end of their five years of service as a total force integration squadron at the 15th Wing.

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Australian Air Force pilot flies first F-35 sortie

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona (May 14, 2015) - Royal Australian Air Force Maj. Andrew Jackson, the 61st Fighter Squadron Royal Australian Air Force squadron leader, takes off in a RAAF F-35A Lightning II. This flight marks the first F-35 sorties for the RAAF.

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36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

In this photo, Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and U.S. Marines to prepare to unload a U.S. Marine UH-1Y Huey helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on May 2015 at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal.

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