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  • ODF season kicks of early September

    Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), the Department of Defense’s logistical support to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), 2018 – 2019 season kicks off Sept. 1, 2018.

  • Sequenced bomber missions to Australia showcase alliance

    U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted two sequential bilateral training missions to Australia as part of exercise Pitch Black 18.

  • PACAF and partner nations work towards safer skies

    U.S. Air force representatives and partner nations around the Indo-Pacific met in Honolulu, Hawaii, for this year’s Asia-Pacific Aviation Safety Subject Matter Expert Exchange (APASS), hosted by Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Aug. 14-17.

  • B-2s begin Indo-Pacific deployment

    U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, land at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2018. B-2s regularly rotate through the Indo-Pacific region to conduct routine air operations, which integrate capabilities with key regional partners and

  • Antarctic airlift overcomes polar hurdles

    For the first time in the 63-year history of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), members of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew six daily missions in a row, making up for a troublesome weather situation.

  • PAC ANGEL 18-4 kicked off health services outreach in Sri Lanka

    U.S. service members from the Indo-Pacific region joined forces with the Sri Lankan military, multinational partners, and non-governmental organizations for the health services outreach portion of Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-4 in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 13, 2018.

  • Dirt Boys restore taxiway in 23 hrs despite record heat

    Despite record-breaking heat on the Korean peninsula, more than 20 Airmen spent 23 hours making an unusual repair to a flightline taxiway - and set a record of their own. From Aug. 4 to 6, the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron structures flight, the Dirt Boys, replaced 18 feet of taxiway after personnel

  • COMPACAF visits Exercise Pitch Black 2018

    U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, received an orientation of Exercise Pitch Black 18 and visited with participating U.S. Airmen here Aug. 13, 2018.Exercise Pitch Black 2018 is a Royal Australian Air Force-hosted (RAAF) biennial multinational large force employment