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38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Welcomes Task Force Talon

Spc. Vandrick P. Mendiola, infantryman with A Co., 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Security Forces, Task Force Talon describes anti-drone capabilities and other perimeter guard measures to Col. Patrick M. Costello, 38th Air Defense Artillery commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Sartain during a Site Armadillo command walk-through, Oct. 7. The 38th ADA Brigade command team met with members of TF Talon, learned their daily operations and welcomed them to the Pacific Guardian Brigade team during a visit to Guam, Oct. 6-8.

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Papua New Guinea Dentist Mentors Local, US Medics

Members of the Pacific Angel 19-4 dental team tend to young patient at a health services outreach site in Lae, Papua New Guinea Sept. 9, 2019. Pacific Angel is multinational humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, improving military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific through medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter expert exchanges between U.S. service members, multinational militaries, non-governmental organizations, and PNG military and civilian participants.

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Pacific Angel Provides Aid, Builds Partnerships throughout Indo-Pacific Communities

Members of the Pacific Angel 19-4 dental team tend to young patient at a health services outreach site in Lae, Papua New Guinea Sept. 9, 2019. Pacific Angel is multinational humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, improving military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific through medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter expert exchanges between U.S. service members, multinational militaries, non-governmental organizations, and PNG military and civilian participants.

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U.S. Builds Bonds in Papua New Guinea during Pacific Angel 19-4

U.S. Navy LT Austin Stokes and U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicole Smith, both Pacific Angel 19-4 dentists, talk to a patient at the PAC ANGEL 19-4 health outreach site in Lae, Papua New Guinea Sept. 8, 2019. The health outreach site is comprised of five clinics including primary care, optometry, dental, physical therapy and pharmacy.

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Eielson Hosts 10 F-35s from Luke AFB to Enhance Training Efforts

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., touches down Sept. 6, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 61st FS sent six U.S. Air Force and four Royal Australian air force F-35s to complete the student pilot’s training capstone.

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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia Collaborate to Advance Space Superiority

The Space Surveillance Telescope (SST), developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is being reassembled at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. The SST is a ground-based optical system that detects and tracks small objects in deep space, and provides an unprecedented wide-area search capability that will enhance space situational awareness of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

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U.S. Marines Complete Simulated Combined Amphibious Assault, Reconnaissance Raid in Bowen, Australia

U.S. Marines conduct a simulated amphibious assault of exercise Talisman Sabre 19 in Bowen, Australia, July 22, 2019. Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase participating countries' abilities to plan and execute contingency responses, from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.

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Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019: Demonstrates High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Australia

A live-fire demonstration was performed during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 (TS19), July 8, 2019. TS19 is a bilateral combined Australian and United States training. The exercise is designed to practice respective military services with associated agencies, through planning and conducting combined and joint task force operations.

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U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Wrap Up Cope West 19

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ryan Okahara, the Hawaii Air National Guard commander and Indonesia Air Force Air First Marshal Widyargo Ikoputra, the Iswahjudi Air Force Base commander, receives a brief from F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from both nations prior to the Cope West 19 closing ceremony at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 28. Over the course of the two-week exercise, the two services flew a combined total of 130 sorties, affording both countries the opportunity to exchange knowledge and tactical consideration in modern air combat warfare during close air support training and air-to-air fighter training. Simultaneously, eight subject-matter expert exchanges occurred across various career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)

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Cope West Open House joins U.S., Indonesia Communities Together

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jake “Primo” Impellizzeri, Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team commander, meets Indonesian armed forces leadership during the Cope West 19 open house at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia June 22, 2019. Community relations events such as this provided the local populace an up-close and personal experience of the professionalism and collaboration their nation’s military conducts alongside U.S. counterparts.

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot flies alongside two Indonesian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilots off the coast of Manado, Indonesia, during Cope West 19, June 20, 2019. Approximately 100 U.S. service members and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 14th Fighter Squadron, based out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, integrated with six F-16s from the Indonesian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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35th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen Ensure F-16 Pilots Safety

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14 Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, pulls the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) cable at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17, 2019. The MAAS is a contingency airfield asset that allows for the safe retrieval of tail hook aircraft during an in-flight emergency. It is air-portable and can be installed in a variety of methods and on practically any surface type to provide coverage in a variety of scenarios.

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U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers conduct close air support training mission during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 12, 2019. This U.S. Pacific Air Forces large force exercise enables U.S. and international forces to strengthen partnerships and improve interoperability by sharing tactics, techniques and procedures for multi-domain operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Heller)

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India, U.S. Air Force Leaders Participate in Executive Steering Group

Center Left) Air Marshal Amit Dev, Indian Air Force Director General Air (Operations). and (Center Right) U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, 5th Air Force Commander, along with attendees of the India Executive Steering Group pose for a group photo in the Courtyard of Heroes at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2019. This year marks the 22nd iteration of the steering group between the two nations and is the primary venue for determining future engagements between the two air forces.

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India, U.S. Air Force Leaders Participate in Executive Steering Group

Air Marshal Amit Dev, Indian Air Force Director General Air Operations, addresses Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, 5th Air Force Commander, and attendees of the Indian Executive Steering Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 1, 2019. This year marks the 22nd iteration of the steering group between the two nations and is the primary venue for determining future engagements between the two air forces.

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Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Forces Conclude Annual Balikatan Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks during a press conference after the Exercise Balikatan closing ceremony held at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2019. The ceremony represented the official conclusion of Balikatan 2019 and showed that the United States and the Republic of the Philippines continue to stand “shoulder-to-shoulder.” Exercise Balikatan focused on a variety of missions including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, upon arrival April 4, 2019, to Kadena Air Base, Japan. Schneider assessed the mission readiness of the 18th Wing and III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)

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US, Philippine Air Forces Take Exercise Balikatan to New Heights

A Philippine Air Force UH-1 Huey, left, and a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, right, prepare for lift-off before a combat search and rescue training mission during Exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 2, 2019. Balikatan advances combined military modernization and capability development by working together and conducting combined training. The PAF servicemembers are with the 505th Search and Rescue Group.

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23rd Expeditionary Bomber Squadron brings Bomber Support to Diamond Shield 2019

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 5th Maintenance Group marshals a B-52 Stratofortress during Diamond Shield 2019 (DS-19) at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, March 26, 2019. Exercises such as DS-19 increase interoperability between the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific region, cultivating more productive and effective partnerships.

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U.S., Singapore, Thailand Wrap Up field Training Exercise

U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, thanks Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing following the COPE Tiger 2019 closing ceremony at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 22, 2019. Throughout the two week exercise, the U.S. Air Force, Royal Thai air force and Republic of Singapore air force flew a combined total of 776 sorties, executing air superiority, command and control, close air support, interdiction, electronic warfare, tactical airlift, and airborne command and control mission sets.

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