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First F-22 arrives at Elmendorf

The first of 40 F-22A Raptors lands during an arrival ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska in August 2007. The aircraft, which is flown and maintained by the active duty Air Force's 90th Fighter Squadron and Air Force Reserve?s 302nd Fighter Squadron, was the first to be permanently based outside of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Loading pallets on a C-17

060912-F-2034C-002 Members from the 15th Civil Engineering Squadron load pallets of equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii Sept. 12, 2006. The C-17 is taking a 53-person team comprised of CE, Defense Department employees and contractors to assess damage left by Super Typhoon Ioke after it struck Wake Island Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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PACAF brings humanitarian assistance to Burma

Senior Airman Daniel Mortensen, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan works with a Burmese soldier to unload relief supplies from a C-130 at the Rangoon International Airport, Burma, on May 12, 2008. The shipment of water, mosquito nets and blankets was the first U.S. military flight in support of relief efforts to Burma following Tropical Cyclone Nagris that swept through the country earlier that month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
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PACAF C-17 delivers relief supplies to China

CHENGDU SHUANGLIU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, People's Republic of China (May 18, 2008) Members of the Chinese media gather around a C-17 Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The United States Pacific Command support of earthquake relief efforts was authorized by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State. (US Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)
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PACAF C-130 brings relief to Burma

Burma service members form a line to carry water supplies off an Air Force C-130 at the Yangon International airport (Rangoon) on May 12, 2008. The plane, which is from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, carried water, food and medical supplies to provide relief to Burma after it was struck by Cyclone Nargis on May 2, 2008. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
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Tankers Keep Fighters Fighting

A KC-135 Stratotanker from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., provides in-flight refueling to an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex, America's largest training range, during a Red Flag-Alaska exercise. Eielson Air Force Base and Elmendorf Air Force Base are the home of RED FLAG-Alaska, a realistic, 10-day air combat training exercise held up to four times a year. The exercise is sponsored by Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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First responder training

VIENTIANE, Laos -- Master Sgt. John Strothenke, International Health Specialist from Eielson AFB Alaska is teaching fundamentals of U.S. based emergency medical systems to Laotian Dr. Vilaphone and Nang Phoukham a nurse from local hospital 103 here July 7. This first responder course is being taught to fit the needs of their country and build capacity in Laos. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy Lewis)
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PACAF reaches out to Cambodia

Lt Col Diep Duong, nurse and team leader with Pacific Air Forces International Health Affairs team, shown triaging the daily crowd for medical care. PACAF's International Health Specialist team was in Cambodia for a medical mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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PACAF supports Bangladesh relief operations

Members of a 37-person team from the 36th Contingency Response Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, help offload a C-17 from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, at Zia International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The C-17 to brought the CRG to Bangladesh to establish relief supply transload operations in the wake of a tropical cyclone, which devastated much of the southern part of the country. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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JASDF stingers adds more realism to the combat scenarios at RED FLAG-Alaska

Staff Sgt. Masayuki Inomata operates a Type 91 Sam-2 Surface to Air missile launcher at enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex June 11, 2008 during RED FLAG-Alaska 08-3. During this exercise Japanese Forces are positioned in various locations acting as a threat to blue forces aircraft. He is a missile operator assigned to the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Promoting Regional Security and Stability

Air Force fighters, bombers, tankers and air control aircraft occupy the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Tuesday. The aircraft, deployed from several Air Force bases, are here to promote regional security and stability through three main focus areas: a continuous forward presence; a robust international exercise and training program; and significant joint military training exercises. By maintaining a continuous forward presence and conducting joint exercises, the Pacific Air Force is able to foster improved relations and interoperability with its regional friends and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Aggressor F-16s from Eielson

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron assigned to Eielson Air Force Base fly together in formation over parts of the Pacific Alaska Range Complex prior to a combat training mission March 20, 2008 in preparation for the first Red Flag-Alaska exercise. This training exercise allows the pilots to practice in flight fighting and maneuvering capabilities that will be used against the participants in the Red Flag-Alaska exercise to simulate the capabilities of enemy aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo)
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Earthquake relief supplies unloaded in China

CHENGDU, People's Republic of China (May 18, 2008) -- Earthquake relief supplies from the United States are unloaded at the Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China. Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft delivered food, water containers, blankets, generators, laterns and various hand tools, which were taken immediately to earthquake areas. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State, authorized U.S. Pacific Command to support earthquake relief efforts in the People's Republic of China. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)
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RAAF medical personnel train on U.S. C-17

Royal Australian Air Force medical personnel and their instructors prepare to load patients on to a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 16, 2007 during aeromedical evacuation operations training at Kona International Airport, Hawaii. The 18th Aero Medical Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan is at Hickam Air Force Base to train Royal Australian Air Force medical personnel from the Health Services Wing the ins and outs of using equipment and the C-17 Globemaster III for aero medical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Airmen return from deployment

MISAWA AB, JAPAN -- Staff Sgt. Danny Goodrum, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, meets his 5 -week-old daughter Maria here on June 9, 2007. Sergeant Goodrum is part of the Air Expeditionary Force deployment returning from supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Barnett)
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KC-135: 50 years old and still refueling

Staff Sgt. Kristian Miraflor marshals a KC-135 Stratotanker for takeoff from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Thursday, July 27. Sergeant Miraflor is assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)
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U.S. Relief Supplies Reach China

CHENGDU, People's Republic of China (May 18, 2008) -- Senior Captain GUAN Youfei, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, greets the first of two U.S. aircrews delivering earthquake relief supplies. The two C-17 U.S. Globemaster aircraft carried food, water containers, blankets, generators, laterns and various hand tools. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State, authorized U.S. Pacific Command to support earthquake relief efforts in the People's Republic of China. (US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)
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