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  • The Republic of Korea Air Force Golden Eagles aerial demonstration team performs during the Singapore International Airshow, at Changi International Airport Singapore, Feb. 18, 2016. The show is focused on building strong relations between the Singapore, U.S. and the international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

    US military brings aerial demonstrations, static aircraft to Singapore Airshow 2020

    U.S. military aircraft will participate in the Singapore Airshow 2020 with aerial demonstrations and static displays at Changi Air Base (East), Republic of Singapore Feb. 11-16.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Larry Washington, 554th Red Horse Squadron engineering specialist, teaches a class of foreign military partners during exercise Silver Flag Jan. 28, 2020 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

    Andersen hosts largest class for exercise Silver Flag

  • Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing disassemble a communication flyaway kit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. The CFK is a network used to connect to a satellite to help provide people with communications wherever they are. Multi-Domain Airman training encompasses the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to successfully generate combat power in an austere and expeditionary battlespace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    Multi-Domain Airman training kicks off

    More than 25 Airmen from the 35th Operations Support Squadron, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, 35th Force Support Squadron and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron teamed up to enhance their readiness by participating in the first Multi-Domain Airman training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29. The purpose of this training is to create Airmen who are proficient in multiple areas outside of their own designated career field specialty.
  • Forward Area Refueling Point team members held their biannual tryouts for 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at their fuels compound January seventeenth, twenty twenty. Airmen of the eighteenth LRS petroleum, oil and lubricant flight bear the responsibility of refueling aircraft for hundreds of sorties at Kadena Air Base, and Forward Area Refueling Point assists with Air Force Special Operations refueling around the world.

    Forward Area Refueling Point tryouts test Airmen for special operations

    Forward Area Refueling Point team members held their biannual tryouts for 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at their fuels compound Jan. 17, 2020. Airmen of the 18th LRS petroleum, oil and lubricant flight bear the responsibility of refueling aircraft for hundreds of sorties at Kadena Air Base, and FARP assists with Air Force Special Operations refueling around the world.
  • Senior Airman Faith Donato, 647th Security Forces Squadron, poses with her bow and arrow. Donato will serve as an alternate at the 2019 Wounded Warrior Games held this summer in Tampa, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    Air Force Wounded Warrior program helps Airman rebuild herself

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) program helps rehabilitate service members who were wounded or fell ill during duty.
  • Tucker Hall, a four year old with Spina Bifida, receives a coin from Col. Michael Flatten, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program director, at the 2020 U.S. Pacific Air Forces Warrior CARE event, January 27, 2020 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Tucker, the son of a volunteer at the event, was brought to the event to witness the service men and women who participate in the adaptive sports program and witness the resiliency of the warriors who do not let their illnesses or injuries define them. (Courtesy photo)

    A true Warrior spirit

    For many Airmen across the Air Force, volunteering often leads to enhanced professional development and a stronger performance report, but for Airman 1st Class Nathan Hall, a cyber transport technician from the 747th Communications Squadron, volunteering at the Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program’s 2020 U.S. Pacific Air Forces Warrior CARE event meant so much more.
  • Jessie Mauldin, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron heavy mobile equipment mechanic, poses for a photo next to a newly modified deicing truck at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 22, 2019. The modification involves strategically attaching four eyelets to the top of each truck so mechanics can attach a mobile safety harness. Mauldin has taken steps to push his innovation to all heavy mobile equipment maintenance shops Air Force-wide.

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson mechanic innovates safety solution

    The older deicing trucks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, weren’t engineered with anchor points on top for mechanics to tether themselves with a fall-protection harness in case they slip. Thanks to a civilian Airman with a passion for Air Force safety, innovation and Alaska, that’s changing.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Dakota Olsen, an 18th Aggressor Squadron pilot, performs pre-flight inspections during Sentry Aloha 20-1 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 14, 2020. The objective of Sentry Aloha is to provide tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for National Guard and Department of Defense counterparts in a joint, multi-faceted and interoperable venue to equip the warfighter with the skill set necessary to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)

    Aggressors say goodbye Hawaii, hello Guam

    The 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are leaving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii after participating in Sentry Aloha 20-1 Jan. 8-22, 2020.
  • A 51st Security Forces Squadron defender performs a wall climb during a physical training challenge as part of a Combat Readiness Course, Dec. 12, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The course challenges Osan’s newest defenders on their readiness and skills to defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)

    Osan Defenders continue ‘Fight, Tonight’ tradition

    For eight days, life was a grueling blur for a special group of new students. Although these elite ‘scholars’ had triumphed many tests previously, they were put to the ultimate challenge here: passing the 51st Security Forces Squadron’s Combat Readiness Course at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. By relying on each other, Osan’s newest defenders defied the high-stress course to graduate and earn their “Metal Tigers” squadron patches, Dec. 20, 2019.

  • Airman dies while deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze

    An Airman died of natural causes Jan. 11, 2020, at McMurdo station, Antarctica.
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