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Sept. 12, 2017
Pacific Airlift Rally 2017 underway in Sri Lanka

Lt. Col. Mark Sukow, 815th Airlift Squadron (AS) pilot from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, takes part in U.S. Pacific Airlift Rally 2017. U.S. and Sri Lanka Air Forces are co-hosting the biennial Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise in Sri Lanka Sept. 11-15, 2017. The 815th AS and 327th
Sept. 11, 2017
U.S., Vietnam share medical expertise during PAC Angel 17-2

The United States and Vietnam People’s Army, along with several nongovernmental organizations, came together for Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 with humanitarian assistance and subject matter expert exchanges September 5 to 18.PACANGEL missions consist of several humanitarian assistance and disaster
Sept. 9, 2017
Pacific Angel 17-2 to begin in Vietnam

The Vietnam People’s Army and United States forces will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from September 10-18, 2017, as part of Pacific Angel 2017. PACANGEL 17 is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement. During this exchange, approximately 65 members of
Sept. 9, 2017
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers integrate with JASDF for training mission

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, fly alongside two Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-15s over the vicinity of the East China Sea, Sept. 9, 2017. Following the end of the operation, one B-1B
Sept. 8, 2017
PACAF hosts medical SME Exchange in Nepal

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Nepal Army personnel conducted an Aviation Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) at the Shree Birendra Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 13-18, 2017. The event was planned by the Pacific Air Forces International Health Specialists team with the PACAF Surgeon
Sept. 8, 2017
Preparing for tomorrow by building partnerships today: USAF collaborates with Nepalese on disaster response

Ten U.S. Air Force air advisors from the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base embarked on a journey over 4,000 miles away from the tropical island of Guam to the mountainous country of Nepal where they participated in a subject-matter expert exchange with 20 members from the
Sept. 8, 2017
Misawa Airmen's skyward view demonstrate teamwork with Japan Air Self-Defense Force

This is part three in a series highlighting the teams charged with keeping Misawa's airfield mission-ready at all times. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Traffic Control Squadron is responsible for managing all aircraft flow on the ground and in the air at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and is the only
Sept. 8, 2017
Just a phase: Preventative maintenance keeps jets airborne, pilots safe, mission successful

Through ever-present threats and an imperative mission of defending the freedom of 51 million people, Osan’s aircraft need to be ready at a moment’s notice. The Phase Hangar maintainers strengthen Osan’s fleet everyday by meticulously inspecting both the A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and F-16 Fighting
Sept. 6, 2017
Tropic ACE fuels joint cooperation between Air Force, Marines

U.S. Marines from the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 assigned to Camp Foster, Japan, and Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group, assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, partnered to develop advanced fueling solutions for contingency operations during exercise Tropic ACE (Agile Combat
Sept. 1, 2017
U.S., Japan integrate to perfect safety, security response capabilities

Sirens screamed from the voices of fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles while U.S. and Japan first responders raced across Misawa Air Base during a bilateral emergency management exercise, Aug. 30.U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members quickly reacted to a mock improvised

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