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ATC Airmen

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Ahsoak, air traffic control journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Jason McLean, air traffic control tower watch supervisor, give direction to an inbound aircraft, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15, 2017. ATC Airmen are responsible for the safety and control of hundreds of military and civilian aircraft every day.

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RF-A team planning fortifies multinational tactics

U.S. Air Force Maj. Rex Bassett, left, the 51st Fighter Wing (FW) assistant director of operations, explains mission plans to Republic of Korea Air Force Capt. Lee Min Kyu, center, a 20th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot out of Seosan Air Base, Korea, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Forystek, right, a 35th FW pilot out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Along with U.S. Marines and Army units, Eielson is working with five other countries during the exercise.

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Colorado Air National Guard 120th Fighter Squadron prepares for Kadena deployment

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 120th Fighter Squadron (FS) takes off from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., May, 1, 2017. Approximately 250 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 120th FS, Colorado Air National Guard Base at Buckley are set to deploy in May to Kadena as the 120th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of the U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package (TSP). These TSPs demonstrate the continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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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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Pantons receive new aircraft flow-through shelters

Republic of Korea contractors tighten bolts on an aircraft shelter at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2017. These shelters provide a protected area for aircraft to receive fuel and maintenance as quickly as possible during operations.

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Eagles Complete Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program

An AIM-9M Sidewinder is launched from an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 during a missile shoot exercise in the Point Mugu Sea Range, Mar. 4, 2017. VFA-115 is operating from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, to complete the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program.

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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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Air Mobility Command enables first international F-35B deployment

A F-35B Lightning II aircraft, from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) receives fuel from a Travis Air Force Base, California, KC-10 Extender as the aircraft make the flight across the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 18, 2017. The transfer of VMFA -121 from MCAS Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan marks the first permanent international deployment of the joint strike fighter.

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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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MACS-4 Marines train to employ expeditionary runways

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 4 Detachment Bravo, Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team (MMT), run to the next 500-foot marker of an expeditionary runway during aircraft landing zone training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 21, 2016. The training allows the Marines to gain experience, practice constructing an expeditionary airfield, and complete training and readiness requirements. An MMT team comprises of a base, pace, chase, reference, navigation aid and communication technician who establish a runway in remote locations during combat scenarios, medical evacuations or for humanitarian aid.

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Marine Osprey refueled by Japanese Defense Force

Sgt. Andrew Sturgress, a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, walks past Mr. Norio Tomonaga, the Mayor of Sasebo, and the Assemblymen of Defense for Sasebo City during take-off preparation from Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, Nov. 18, 2016. The aircraft flew from the island of Okinawa, conducted simulated humanitarian aid with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) at multiple locations and was refueled by JMSDF personnel before returning to Okinawa. Sturgess is a native of Sidney, Illinois.

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RF-A 16-3 Fam day takeoff

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., and Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft assigned to the 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Canada, line up at the end of runway Aug. 5, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during familiarization day of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3. Free exchange of ideas between multilateral forces during RF-A enhances not just partners and sister service relationships, but also their operational efficiency.

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Wolf Pack maintenance gives F-16 new wings

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (June 24, 2016) - Staff Sgt. Dwight Hunter, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Armament Systems team chief, oversees Airman 1st Class Ismael Fuentes Moran and Airman 1st Class Carson Yarborough, 8th AMXS Aircraft Armament Systems craftsmen, as they install a jettison release interface unit at Kunsan Air Base. Hunter and his team are working with other maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes on a simultaneous double wing replacement.

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USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual carrier strike group operations

(June 18, 2016) - The Nimitz-class Aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The operations mark the U.S. Navy’s continued presence throughout the area of responsibility.

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Red Flag-Alaska 16-2

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Malcolm Cappelle, a quality assurance safety observer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, and forward deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, walks with his team to an arriving F/A-18C Hornet during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2016. Cappelle’s team carried and secured ordnance on the squadron’s fighter jets in support of exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2.

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Red Flag-Alaska 16-2

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, taxi down the runway at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during their participation in Red Flag-Alaska 16-2, June 7, 2016. Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 provides squadrons the opportunity to train with joint and international units, increasing their combat skills by participating in simulated combat situations in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)

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Good to be home

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (April 22, 20160 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jay Perocho Acasio, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the 51st Operations Support Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, looks out over his home country during a HH-60G Pave Hawk flight near Clark Air Base, Philippines. The staff sergeant is one of three Filipino-American Airmen serving U.S. Pacific Command’s newly stood up Air Contingent in the Philippines. Acasio is from Ozamiz City in the Misamis Occidental, Philippines.

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