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  • USAF, JASDF, and RAAF team up for Cope North 15 air combat training

    Pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force conducted large force employment training here Feb. 19-27 as part of Exercise Cope North 2015.This year marks the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing,

  • Multinational exercise Cope North 15 comes to a close

    Exercise Cope North 15 officially concluded here Feb. 27, 2015, after approximately two weeks of training.The exercise this year ran Feb. 15-27 and marked the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing, multinational event designed to increase interoperability,

  • FEATURE - Lives changed by Military Youth Academy

    "I came here to turn my life around," said Bernice Morgan. "I was just hanging around with a bad crowd. If I was still with that crowd, I'd probably end up in jail or become homeless -- someone who doesn't really have a future. In honor of my family, I chose to come here.""I dropped out of high

  • Total force effort enables Misawa exercise

    The 35th Fighter Wing reached out to an unlikely source to help support a week-long operational readiness exercise that wrapped up here March 5.Misawa needed to transport dozens of Airmen to the Republic of Korea in support of the exercise, but lacked airlift transportation. Nearly 2,000 miles away

  • COMMENTARY - Airman faces heartache, remains resilient

    She wasn't supposed to die. It was the duty of the military member to face danger and possibly water the tree of freedom, right? It was supposed to be child birth, complete with laughter, joy and celebration at welcoming a new family member. What it became was a nightmare education that began by

  • Cope Tiger 15 takes off

    The roar of jets filled the sky March 9 over central Thailand during Exercise Cope Tiger 15.With a focus on multinational interoperability and regional partnerships, aviation and ground units from the United States, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Singapore are participating in the

  • Airmen deliver toys, clothes to Thai orphanage

    Their eyes gleam with excitement and anticipation as Airmen delivered clothing, toys and school supplies to the children of the Welfare Foster Home March 18 in Udon Thani, Thailand.  The Airmen, who are here supporting Exercise Cope Tiger 15, and their spouses collected items from their home units

  • Kadena's Shogun Warriors in force at Cope Tiger 15

    The Shogun Warriors were out in force at this year's Exercise Cope Tiger 15 March 9 through 20 in Thailand.Airmen with the 44th Fighter Squadron, the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, and the 909th Air Refueling Squadron from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, brought F-15s, an E-3 and a

  • Cope Tiger 15 ends

    The skies over central Thailand are a little quieter now that Exercise Cope Tiger 15 has ended.The exercise, which ran from March 9 through 20, focused on multinational interoperability and regional partnerships.Aviation and ground units from the United States, the Kingdom of Thailand and the

  • Largest Kadena flying exercise successfully completed

    Team Kadena pulled off their most aggressive exercise to date with Forceful Tiger off the coast of Okinawa April 1.Forceful Tiger was a large force exercise designed to demonstrate the 18th Wing's combat capabilities to defend Okinawa and had more participation from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron