March 20, 2017 18th Aggressor pilots take to the Australian air for Exercise Diamond Shield U.S. Air Force Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, touched down at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, for Exercise Diamond Shield 2017.
March 16, 2017 Historic Pacific F-35 Symposium concludes in Hawaii Military senior officers from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered March 14 and 15, during the first-ever Pacific Air Forces-hosted F-35 Symposium, to discuss the future of F-35 operations in the Pacific.
March 16, 2017 Mentorship program refines medical techniques, fosters Misawa community relationships The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is infamous for earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis; military medical facilities and personnel must stay ready for anything.
March 15, 2017 909th ARS conducts F-35 inaugural refueling The 909th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the inaugural aerial-refueling mission with F-35B Lightning IIs from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 14, over the Pacific Ocean.
March 14, 2017 Water survival skills embraced while remembering Operation Tomodachi Members from The Society of Water Rescue and Survival Research held training on “Uitemate” at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 12.
March 12, 2017 Travis Airmen help save boy's life during Cope North 17 They didn’t set out to be heroes, nor did they expect their recent temporary assignment to Talafofo, Guam, would place them in that situation.
March 10, 2017 U.S. continues CBP operations in Indo-Asia-Pacific region A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, takes off March 10, 2017, at Andersen AFB, Guam.
March 8, 2017 Pacific allies and partner nations meet for first-ever Pacific F-35 Symposium The F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft takes center stage during Pacific Air Forces’ inaugural F-35 Symposium next week. The two-day conference marks the largest gathering of F-35 experts to include senior officers and warfighters from Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea as well as the U.S.
March 8, 2017 Fighter Squadron returns home with stronger allies, sharper skills Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing returned to Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 4, after a month long exercise.
March 7, 2017 PACAF demo team cultivates pivotal Indo-Asia-Pacific partnerships In just one month, the Pacific Air Forces demonstration team traveled to three countries, participating in air shows across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.