Pacific Angel 18-3 is underway in Vanuatu

The U.S. military and Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), along with service members from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, kicked off Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-3 in Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, July 16, 2018.

Cope Taufan 18 kicked off in Malaysia

Approximately 500 service members from the U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) joined forces at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, for Exercise Cope Taufan 18 (CT18), July 16-20, 2018.

U.S., Vanuatu share medical and disaster response expertise during PAC ANGEL 18-3

The United States and Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) along with several non-governmental organizations conducted subject-matter expert (SME) exchanges with their Ni-Vanuatu civilian counterparts in preparation for Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-3, July 10-21, 2018.   The U.S.-Vanuatu SME exchange took

JASDF Surgeon General Visits PACAF

U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Lee Harvis, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command surgeon, and Koku Jieitai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, Koku Jieitai surgeon general, met at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for their first face-to-face meeting July 9-12, 2018.

US-Mongolia air forces agree to Airman-to-Airman talks

Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, met with Mongolian officials over a three-day visit to Ulaanbataar and Nalaikh Air Bases, Mongolia, at the invitation of the Mongolian Air Chief May 17-19, 2018.

Pacific Angel 18-3 to begin in Vanuatu

The United States and Vanuatu will conduct a humanitarian assistance engagement during Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 2018, July 16-21, 2018.

F-15s and F-22s evacuate from Typhoon Maria

WSEP tests 13th Fighter Squadron weapons capabilities

The 13th Fighter Squadron touched down at JBPH-H to participate in Combat Hammer, an evaluation exercise, which is part of the Air Force’s weapons system evaluation program, from June 11-15.

35th Fighter Wing, 3rd Air Wing commanders integrate in bilateral familiarization flights

Japan Air-Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Kenichi Samejima, the 3rd Air Wing commander, flew with Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing on an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a familiarization flight July 2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Hard to Raptor head around

As the morning sun rises over the base, the pilot walks to his aircraft. Both man and machine will work as one unit in the sky today. The pilot looks at the crew chief, who is waiting at the aircraft, and gives a thumbs up. As the pilot buckles into the cockpit and the canopy closes, the crew chief