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  • USAF, Marines conduct rapid airfield seizure exercise

    What began as another calm and quiet summer day on a small island in the Pacific instantly turned into a vortex of dust and a thunderous bedlam of Osprey engines. Marine Corps riflemen stormed the area, neutralized multiple hostiles, and captured a landing strip for incoming cargo planes hauling

  • TACP Airmen raise bar during Cascade Challenge 2016

    Walking through terrain consistent to a wet sponge for hours that seemed like days; their boots are soaked and feet pruned.Dehydration sets in and cramping starts, but they keep going one step at a time because they know the pain is only temporary and there is a competition to be won.

  • Active shooter exercise provides security, preparation, safety for Misawa

    After the tragic shooting of U.S. military personnel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 16, 2015, the Department of Defense reviewed its force protection policies, programs and procedures to help combat the challenging security environment in which military members operate.To put this into practice,

  • U.S., Malaysia Airmen exchange electronic warfare techniques

    Pilots use electronic warfare to simulate training scenarios, but they don’t get to decide who they shoot down when they are up there. A team on the ground controls a system called the Joint Deployable Electronic Warfare Range (JDEWR), which controls the scenario. Cope Taufan 16 marks the first

  • Yokota, Dyess Airmen enable smooth C-130J transition

    Three C-130J Super Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, traveled to Yokota Air Base, Japan, to aid in transitioning from C-130Hs to C-130Js, July 21, 2016. Fourteen C-130Js are scheduled to start replacing Yokota’s C-130Hs later this year, which have been in service since 1974.

  • Safety, top priority during RIMPAC ‘16

    With 26 nations, and more than 200 aircraft, 40 ships and submarines, and 25,000 personnel deployed in support of Rim of the Pacific 2016, keeping the base secure and ensuring operational security is a top priority for the 647th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,

  • Air Force medical multimedia office celebrates 20 years of excellence

    A one-of-a-kind Air Force resource that provides educational tools to military health providers celebrated its 20th birthday on July 27. Founded by the Air Force Surgeon General’s office in 1996, the purpose of the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia is to create innovative educational