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  • Combined Forces Command deputy commander visits PACAF

    Republic of Korea Army Gen. Byung Joo Kim, Combined Forces Command deputy commander and staff visited headquarters (HQ) Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) during a four-day visit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 21, 2018.

  • YAB Hosts 39th Kanto Plains Special Olympics

    An overwhelming, unforgettable and simply contagious smile. No matter if they finished first or last, their smiles were constant and true. The day was not about winning, it was about trying no matter what obstacles stood in the way.The Special Olympics credo states “Let me win. But if I cannot win,

  • Retiring Surgeon General saw revolution in expeditionary care

    Air Force Medicine has changed significantly since 1986, when Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger left his family medicine practice in Missouri to join the Air Force. Ediger, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, retires June 1, after a 32-year career that took him around the world, through numerous postings and

  • PACAF bids farewell to Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, departed PACAF May 20 to take command in his new role as North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) commander. During his last tour of the Indo-Pacific region,

  • U.S., Thailand air forces enhance relationship through bilateral engagement

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russell L. Mack, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) deputy commander (center right), Royal Thai Air Force Air Marshal Tarin Punsri (center left), and attendees pose for a photo in the Courtyard of Heroes at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 15, 2018. PACAF and the Royal

  • CST Airmen Team Up With Local Community for FBP

    Freshly planted periwinkles resting in their new home at the foot of a tree bed beneath the bright pink banners lining Route 16. The sound of cars speeding by fill the air, hands covered in fresh earthy soil, the summer sun beaming down its light, shining through the lingering clouds leftover from

  • I-WEPTAC delivers innovations to Air Force leaders

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Innovation was alive here this week, as senior leaders heard proposals May 16 to address some of the greatest challenges facing the agile combat support community at the conclusion of the 2nd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics

  • Air Force directs one-day operational safety review

    Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein directed all Air Force wings with flying and maintenance functions to execute a one-day operational safety review by May 21, 2018.“I am directing this operational safety review to allow our commanders to assess and discuss the safety of our