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  • Course prepares new Chiefs for Leadership Role

    The highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, chief master sergeant, is an elite tier of enlisted professionals that provide a unique and vital service to the force. To help new chief master sergeants in the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) prepare for their new rank, PACAF leadership held a 4-day

  • U.S., Indonesia Air Forces increase interoperability at Cope West 2018

    U.S. Air Force and Indonesian air force Airmen host and open house for the community during exercise Cope West 18 (CW18) at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, March 17, 2018. On display to the public was an U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 13th Expeditionary

  • 14th Fighter Squadron keeps refueling in the 5th Air Force family

    The 14th Fighter Squadron executed refueling operations with a 5th Air Force sister squadron, the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, assigned to Kadena Air Base, over the Pacific Ocean Feb. 27, 2018. While the 909th's KC-135 Stratotankers are the closest refueling aircraft to Misawa Air Base, their

  • They got that boom, boom, boom

    Often times, when people think of explosive ordnance disposal teams, they think of a scene out of Hurt Locker – an American hero to be, a selfless soul in a bomb suit ready to risk it all for their comrades and country. Although it’s a part of the job, detonating a potentially life-threatening

  • Gathering the tools to lead

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Kadena Air Base hosted its first Squadron Superintendent Course for approximately a dozen senior noncommissioned officers, March 11 through 14. Senior NCOs from different squadrons under the 18th Wing attended the two-and-a-half-day course to develop themselves for future or

  • UPDATE: Air Force concludes Lake Ogawara cleanup, remains on standby

    Members with the 35th Fighter Wing concluded Lake Ogawara cleanup operations, March 16, following three weeks of bilateral work.The 35th FW continues to provide a liaison at the lake and has an on-call spill team in the case the local community discovers debris or survey sample results determine

  • Japan Air Support Commander visits PACAF

    Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, greets Lt. Gen. Masashi Yamada, commander of Japan Air Support Command, after his arrival to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, March 13, 2018. During his time at JBPH-H, Yamada met with leadership and toured the

  • Alaska Guardsmen conduct operations in frozen Beaufort Sea

    More than 50 Alaska National Guardsmen are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is linked to the Alaska National Guard's Arctic Eagle 2018, a statewide exercise involving national, state and local agencies designed to provide