June 5, 2017 Osan AB runway upgrades underway The runway at Osan Air Base, Korea, is undergoing necessary upgrades in order to improve the operational capability of the base, and will reopen in July.
June 5, 2017 Operation Colony Glacier: Bringing servicemembers home Operation Colony Glacier, an annual mission to recover remains and aircraft debris from a 1952 crash of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster II onto Colony Glacier, began June 5 and is scheduled to continue until June 30.
June 5, 2017 Island Defenders: Guam guardsmen protect expeditionary base, coalition mission Security forces members deployed from the 254th Security Forces Squadron of the Guam Air National Guard secure access points to the installation and patrol perimeter fencelines and facilities of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group.
June 5, 2017 U.S., Japan intel experts integrate during training The 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts dedicated more than 50 hours, from May 22 to 26, to familiarizing four Japan Air Self-Defense Forces intelligence analysts from multiple bases throughout Japan, on skills and techniques required for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 in order to improve
June 2, 2017 Concrete partnership showcased during airfield construction Usually the Misawa Air Base community hears the roaring of the F-16 Fighting Falcons, but since early May, the sounds of jack hammers and construction machines fill the air as a makeover occurs on the flight line.
June 1, 2017 5th Reconnaissance Squadron aircraft, Airmen deploy to Kadena Aircraft and personnel from the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30th and the evening of May 31st.
May 30, 2017 Defenders sharpen skills, ready to 'Fight Tonight' Members from the 51st and 8th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadrons participated in weapons training at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, May 23-24, 2017, ensuring the Defenders are vigilant and ready to Fight Tonight.
May 29, 2017 Fighter Squadrons excel from any location Pilots with the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, assigned to Misawa Air Base, swapped out temporary duty locations after a month spent at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, respectively, May 26.
May 26, 2017 Pacific Land Forces Symposium concludes, over 26 nations represented The 2017 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium and Exhibition concluded a three-day conference May 25 in Honolulu with representatives from more than three-quarters of the U.S. partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including many chiefs of armies, in attendance.
May 24, 2017 PACAF F-16 Demo Team strengthens bonds through professionalism The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team from Misawa Air Base, Japan performed at the Hofu Air Festival, giving approximately 30,000 spectators a front row seat to the power and maneuverability of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, May 21.