KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Incoming first-term Airmen are required to attend the First Term Airmen Course (FTAC) upon arrival at their first duty station.During the course, Airmen learn about Air Force culture, the history of their duty location, as well as protecting and supporting air, space and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions, Aug. 11.The 29-hour sortie demonstrated continued...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Throughout the years, numerous types of aircraft have flown in the Alaskan skies during RED FLAG-Alaska. This year, a new fifth-generation fighter joins the fight.The 356th Fighter Squadron and 388th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning IIs are the first F-35s to...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Dozens of machinery align in multiple rows near a hangar. Some are as big as the Hydraulic Test Stand, sitting up to nearly five feet tall. Some are as small as an axle jack, which can fit on a table, but lift a 30,000-pound aircraft.Mission-ready Airmen and...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) security personnel from across Japan gathered together at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to take part in a bilateral training event with the 374th Security Forces Squadron from August 4-6, 2020.The 374th SFS provided Koku-Jieitai members...