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.

Kunsan EOD masters safe, precise detonations

EOD members are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world. During the training, EOD detonated multiple charges similar to the ones used to blast open a locked door.

51st OSS wins Complex of the Year 2017

Pacific Air Forces and the U.S. Air Force recognized the 51st Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight as the Airfield Operations Flight Complex of the Year for 2017.The award was presented to all sections within the flight – radar approach control, control tower, and airfield

First responders hone skills during Arctic Gold 19-1

Polar Force 19-1 brings old fight to new Airmen

Personnel assigned to the 673d Air Base Wing participated in a semiannual operational readiness exercise known as Polar Force 19-1 at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 22 to 26.

Steady and ready: C-130 mainstay of medevac

Since the Vietnam War, the C-130 Hercules has been a workhorse of aeromedical evacuation, and continues to serve as a reliable platform to move patients over long distances, allowing Airmen to provide critical care in the air, aid in disaster relief efforts, and bring warfighters home.