Oct. 24, 2016 Japan conducts first bilateral exercise with Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) kicked-off exercise Guardian North 16 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2016.
Oct. 21, 2016 Fueling the fight for RF-A 17-1 U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 350th Air Refueling Squadron out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., perform a refueling mission during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1, over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2016.
Oct. 21, 2016 Red Flag-Alaska enhances multilateral training RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1 participants during flight operations on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Oct. 20, 2016.
Oct. 21, 2016 U.S., Canada train together during Vigilant Shield 17 A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 912th Air Refueling Squadron from March Air Force Base, Calif., provides refueling capabilities to a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 while both units participate in the Vigilant Shield 2017 Field Training Exercise Oct. 20, 2016, in the high Arctic.
Oct. 20, 2016 PACAF hosts Chinese officers for exchange Officers from the U.S. Air Force hosted a dozen of their naval, army, and air force counterparts from the People’s Republic of China here Oct. 18 to share perspectives and discuss mechanisms to maintain peace and stability throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Oct. 20, 2016 U.S., ROKAF enhance partnership during Red Flag 17-1 Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, and Tactical Air Control Party Airmen with the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron train with the Republic of Korea Air Force during Red Flag-Alaska 17-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
Oct. 20, 2016 Air Force NCOs recount surviving IED, saving each other's lives A couple of milliseconds. That’s how much time Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Wiedmer, lead vehicle commander, and his driver, then-Airman 1st Class Daniel Clark, had to react and get their convoy out of the killzone after an improvised explosive device detonated underneath them.
Oct. 20, 2016 PACAF hosts ROKAF Academy cadets to promote interoperability, partnership Pacific Air Forces hosted 78 Republic of Korea Air Force Academy cadets during an immersion here Oct. 19.
Oct. 18, 2016 Indo-Asia-Pacific Air Chiefs meet, discuss strengthening regional security through partnership Air force leadership from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered here Oct. 12 through 14 to discuss how their militaries can partner together and leverage airpower to confront regional challenges.
Oct. 18, 2016 Airmen provide mobility expertise during RED FLAG-Alaska Over the course of 12 days in October with temperatures dropping below freezing in the “Last Frontier” Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing provided rapid global mobility expertise during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1.