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181210-N-KG760-0008

From left, Maj. Gen. John Gordy, commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center; Heather Coble, deputy chief of mission, Kolonia, Pohnpei and Federated States of Micronesia; Bruce Best, researcher, University of Guam; Brig. Gen. Gentry Boswell, commander, 36th Wing; and Col. Otis Jones, commander, 374th Airlift Wing push a box of humanitarian goods into a C-130 during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base Dec. 10. During the ceremony, the first of nearly 100 boxes of humanitarian goods was pushed into the C-130 before being delivered to 56 islands across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the FSM and the Republic of Palau.

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181209-F-GA541-0023

Airmen from 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron position themselves to load Coastal Humanitarian Air Drop (CHAD) bundles on to a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. The 374 LRS Combat Mobility Flight work throughout the year to pack the parachutes and build the CHADS in preparation for OCD, supplying the 150 bundles used on training airdrops throughout the event.

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181209-F-GA541-0036

Senior Airman Walter Frank, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs an equipment operator from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron into position during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. Prior to being loaded onto the planes, the 374th LRS Combat Mobility Flight packs the parachutes and builds the Coastal Humanitarian Air Drop bundles that will be used throughout OCD.

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U.S. Airmen Share Holiday Spirit with Hirosaki Orphans

Santa Claus gives a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphan a Christmas gift during a visit at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The 35th Operations Group annually visits the orphanage to bring gifts, games and other activities to those who are less fortunate, raising approximately $5,000 for this year’s event.

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Gimhae Hospital hosts first US/ROK trauma training

Staff Sgt. Mitchell Harkley, an independent duty medical technician with the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, demonstrates how to provide self-aid buddy care response to ROK airmen during trauma care training at Gimhae Hospital, Gimhae Air Base. U.S. Air Force medics joined their counterparts from the ROK Air Force and Army to hold the first ever joint training on trauma care.

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Davidson Recognizes 353rd SOG Assistance in Thai Cave Rescue

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Commad, presents awards to members of the 353rd Special Operations Group who directly assisted in the recent rescue of a Thai children's soccer team, at Kadena Air Base Nov. 9, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Davidson Recognizes 353rd SOG Assistance in Thai Cave Rescue

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Commad, presents awards to members of the 353rd Special Operations Group who directly assisted in the recent rescue of a Thai children's soccer team, at Kadena Air Base Nov. 9, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Davidson Recognizes 353rd SOG Assistance in Thai Cave Rescue

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Commad, presents awards to members of the 353rd Special Operations Group who directly assisted in the recent rescue of a Thai children's soccer team, at Kadena Air Base Nov. 9, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Davidson Recognizes 353rd SOG Assistance in Thai Cave Rescue

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Commad, presents awards to members of the 353rd Special Operations Group who directly assisted in the recent rescue of a Thai children's soccer team, at Kadena Air Base Nov. 9, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Davidson Recognizes 353rd SOG Assistance in Thai Cave Rescue

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Commad, presents awards to members of the 353rd Special Operations Group who directly assisted in the recent rescue of a Thai children's soccer team, at Kadena Air Base Nov. 9, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Navy Adm. Davidson, Joint Japan Staff visit Kadena AB

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Joint Japan Staff Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff, pose for a photo with aircrews at Kadena Air Base Nov. 7, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Navy Adm. Davidson, Joint Japan Staff visit Kadena AB

Joint Japan Staff Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, during a visit to Kadena Air Base Nov. 7, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Navy Adm. Davidson, Joint Japan Staff visit Kadena AB

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, greets aircrews at Kadena Air Base Nov. 7, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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Navy Adm. Davidson, Joint Japan Staff visit Kadena AB

U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Joint Japan Staff Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff, pose for a photo with aircrews at Kadena Air Base Nov. 7, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

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35th Fighter Wing strengthens U.S., Japan alliance during Tsuiki ATR

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing from Misawa Air Base, Japan, move light carts to the flightline at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2018. Approximately 85 Airmen and six F-16 Fighting Falcons flew to Tsuiki to participate in an aviation training relocation with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

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Royal Thai Air Force, Pacific Air Forces Build Upon Strong Partnership

Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai air force (RTAF) Chief Air Marshal Chaiyapruk Didyasarin, and U.S. Air Force Commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., listen as USAF and RTAF members introduce themselves before a briefing at Headquarters PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2018. This trip was Chaiyapruk’s first official visit outside of Thailand since taking command. During the briefing, the two countries discussed their involvement in exercises such as Cobra Gold and Cope Tiger.

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Wild Weasels Engage in Yamada Sub Base Bilateral Exchange

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Airman Shimizu, left, a 37th Surveillance Squadron radar maintenance technician, looks at a Japanese phrase book with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hannah Tatum’s, a 35th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician, during a bilateral exchange program at Yamada Sub Base, Yamada Town, Japan, Oct. 17, 2018. U.S. Air Force members from various career fields stayed with their JASDF counterparts to better integrate with each other. Participants obtained a deeper understanding of cultural differences among themselves and learned to perform tasks together, ensuring fluid mission execution in the future.

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B-52 conduct missions over the South China Sea, Indian Ocean

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a routine training mission in the vicinity of the South China Sea and Indian Ocean (HST). This mission was conducted in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence operations, which have been ongoing since March 2004.

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Osan remembers POW/MIA service members

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kurt Kanzler, a precision guidance munitions production supervisor with the 51st Munitions Squadron, runs with a prisoner of war and missing in action flag during a 24-hour vigil run at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 21, 2018. The main purpose of POW/MIA Remembrance Day is to pay tribute and honor the sacrifices of prisoners of war and those who are missing in action.

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35th FW hosts JASDF Bilateral Exchange Program, builds Indo-Pacific partnership

Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force personnel follow a technical order for cable alignment during a Bilateral Exchange Program visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2018. The 35th Fighter Wing hosts these events in order to facilitate growth among the U.S. and its allies, while bonding together in a professional environment.

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