March 7, 2018 U.S., Indonesian air forces set to participate in Cope West 2018 Units from the U.S. Air Force and the Indonesian air force will participate in the Cope West 2018 Field Training Exercise in Indonesia March 12-23, 2018.
March 7, 2018 JBER recognizes Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month Each March, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participates in Brain Injury Awareness Month by conducting an awareness campaign aimed at educating service members, families, retirees and civilian employees about the needs of people with traumatic brain injury.
March 7, 2018 Japan Soldiers break language barriers, shadow U.S. Airmen Approximately 20 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers from Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, visited with the 35th FW Airmen as part of their basic English course, March 5.
March 2, 2018 Misawa defenders secure PACAF-level award Team Misawa’s 35th Security Forces Squadron received the Pacific Air Forces’ outstanding medium security forces unit of 2017, beating nine other bases in the command.The squadron consists of 225 U.S. Air Force active duty, civilian and Japanese national members divided among three flights, with two
March 1, 2018 Yokota C-130Js exercise new refueling capabilities C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron have exercised a new refueling capability during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 (CN18) at Tinian U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Feb. 26.The Helicopter Expedient Refuel System (HERS) allows the 36 AS C-130s the rapid
March 1, 2018 Always Prepare Okinawan and military first responders hosted a bilateral natural disaster exercise at Kadena Air Base Feb. 28, 2018, to test and improve evacuation procedures between members of Team Kadena and the local community.
March 1, 2018 Repairing the field, one hole at a time The sound of heavy machinery fills the air as dust flies. Noise grows louder as drills and saws cut through pavement, evidence of people hard at work. The cloud of dirt lifts overhead and clears to reveal the project behind the racket and debris– airfield repair.
Feb. 28, 2018 USFJ command chief welcomes JASDF F-35A to Misawa The United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Terrence A. Greene, joined Misawa Air Base leadership in welcoming the first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II during a commemoration ceremony, Feb. 24.
Feb. 26, 2018 HA/DR exercise concludes at COPE NORTH 18 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -The 5-day humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise COPE NORTH 18, which allowed U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) to practice HA/DR relief efforts, concluded Feb. 23, 2018.