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  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Cardona, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman, pauses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2019. The Dallas, Texas, native attended firefighter training for three months prior to receiving orders to his first base, Misawa AB, which resulted in him feeling anxious, but he found solace through the welcoming embrace of local American and Japanese community members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)

    Wild Weasel firefighter puts out flames on first assignment jitters

    Anticipation of future assignments can create a gut-twisting feeling, leaving Airmen anxious, restless or even uneasy, but Airman 1st Class Adam Cardona, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman, combatted his first assignment jitters with fun, exploration and self-discovery.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare an F-15 Eagle for takeoff at Allen Army Airfield during Red Flag-Alaska 19-3 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2019. During the exercise, Fort Greely was used to implement agile combat employment, which allows aircraft maintainers to perform maintenance operations in remote locations with as few people as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Johnson)

    Airmen exercise Agile Combat Employment at Red Flag Alaska

    There are many features of the Indo-Pacific theatre that make it stand out from the eight other major Air Force commands; perhaps the most evident is its size and water-to-land ratio. With most of the land area consisting of small islands and thousands of square miles of ocean between, finding an opportunity and location to perform maintenance operations can be difficult.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Savella, military working dog (MWD) handler assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Colonel Thang Doan, commander assigned to the 18th Mission Support Group, pet MWD KitKat during a MWD retirement ceremony July 26, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. MWDs are trained in a variety of specialties, including detection of narcotic substances and improvised explosive devices, and capturing and detaining suspects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

    Military Working Dogs Retire

  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Ramirez, 8th Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy flight chief, teaches pilots from Republic of Korea Air Force’s 111th Fighter Squadron how to adjust their posture during a training session at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 9, 2019. Pilots often suffer from neck and back pain from flying for prolonged hours wearing their equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    MDG strengthens friendship with ROKAF Tigers

    The 8th Medical Group held a special pilot-oriented physical therapy class for the Republic of Korea Air Force’s 111th Fighter Squadron “Tigers”, Aug. 9, 2019.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Sylvetris Hlongwane, a paralegal assigned to the 11th Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, was recently recognized as one of the U.S. Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Hlongwane served as a weapons loader before reclassing to the legal field 12 years ago.

    JBER senior master sergeant recognized as one of Air Force’s 12 best

    There are nearly 500,000 Airmen in the Air Force, including National Guard and Reserve Airmen. Each year, the Air Force recognizes 12 of them for outstanding performance – an honor accompanied by a ribbon to acknowledge superior leadership, job performance and personal achievement. This year, 11th Air Force Paralegal Manager Senior Master Sgt. Sylvetris Hlongwane is one of the honorees.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks with senior leaders at his reception to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2019. Over the course of his visit, Goldfein met with several Sky Warrior team members, during his first visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, from Aug. 13-14. This was Goldfein’s first stop as he visits various units in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    Sky Warriors host CSAF at Hickam Airfield

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and his wife Dawn Goldfein, visited the Sky Warrior team, during their first visit here, Aug. 13-14.
  • Special Agents Michael Showers, right, and Christopher Stahly conduct a session in the State of Yap as part of the AFOSI Region 6 Special Mission Branch Law Enforcement Investigative Skills Exchange Program with Indo-Pacific partners July 17-19, and 24-26, 2019. (Photo submitted by 6 FIR/SMB)

    Region 6 shares expertise with Indo-Pacific partners

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Field Investigations Region 6 Special Missions Branch completed its inaugural Law Enforcement Investigative Skills Exchange Program (LEISEP) with law enforcement counterparts from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau in Oceania.
  • Kahu Kordell Kekoa, a local pastor, placed rainwater on the hands of Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife, Sharene during a 75th anniversary ceremony in the Courtyard of Heroes at Headquarters PACAF, Aug. 2, 2019. The Far East Air Forces was activated on Aug. 3, 1944 at Brisbane, Australia, under the command of Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney. Over the next 18 months, FEAF moved from Brisbane to New Guinea, the Philippines and then to Japan. The FEAF moved from Fuchu Air station, Japan, to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on July 1, 1957, and was redesignated Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

    Pacific Air Forces honors 75th Anniversary during ceremony

    The 75th Anniversary of Far East Air Forces, also known as Pacific Air Forces, was celebrated during a ceremony in the historic Courtyard of Heroes at Headquarters PACAF Aug. 2.
  • A 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle and 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker, both from Kadena Air Base, Japan, conduct aerial refueling during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 7, 2019.

    909th ARS participates in Red Flag-Alaska 19-3

    Exercise Red Flag 19-3 provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward deployed air operations.
  • 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen install a ring cowl on a 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52 Stratofortress on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7, 2019.

    Andersen continues B-52 support

    With a 185 foot-wide-B-52 Stratofortress in front of him and a star-filled sky above, Senior Airman Dillain Lapolice, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, was beginning his shift at the start of dusk. Moths were fluttering around the floodlights directed at the stratofortess, the only source of light for the maintainer as he prepared to work.
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