2 WS shares Halloween down under

On Halloween, nearly 430 people from Exmouth – a town of about 2,000 located on Western Australia’s Northwest coast – visited a haunted house built by Airmen from 2nd Weather Squadron’s Detachment 1. The popularity of the detachment’s haunted house is underscored by the fact that Australia isn’t

Veterans Day 2018

8th Fighter Wing performs critical maintenance, sustains lethality

The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performed critical maintenance on an 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of an initiative to structurally repair dated parts on some of the aircraft and enhance the lethality of the Wolf Pack fleet.

Osan Airmen Innovate Loading Operations

The 51st Maintenance Group developed a new approach to weapon loading operations expanding innovation Nov. 2.

Keen Sword 19: Historic first JGSDF jump from USAF C-130Js in Japan

The U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron became the first U.S. aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers on Hiju-dai drop zone, Oita prefecture, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018, during Keen Sword 2019.

Royal Thai AF, PACAF build upon strong partnership

U.S. Air Force Commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai air force (RTAF), Air Chief Marshal Chaiyapruk Didyasarin, to build upon the strong U.S. – Thailand partnership, at Headquarters PACAF here Oct. 29, 2018.

8 CES hones remote airfield damage assessment skills

The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron is piloting a Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System program to streamline surveying airfield damage instead of sending personnel into potentially hazardous environments.

Tyndall AFB personnel, F-22s temporary relocate to JBPHH and JBER

The Air Force announced the temporary relocation of personnel and F-22s from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to Joint Base (JB) Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2018.

Foreign attachés visit PACAF to discuss regional cooperation

A Boeing KC-46 visits Yokota

A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus visited Yokota Air Base, Japan for the first time, Oct. 23, 2018, during a system evaluation. The KC-46A extends refueling capacity and range, improves capabilities and efficiency, and has the ability to perform cargo and aeromedical evacuation missions.