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  • Osan prepares F-16s for Beverly Midnight 16-01

    With hours before the start of combat readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, maintainers from the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit conduct final preparations and ensure the aircraft are prepared and ready … to Fight Tonight. These Airmen ensure F-16 Fighting Falcons are prepared and ready for the

  • Yokota Airmen execute jump training

    374th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape Airmen executed aerial jumps out of a C-130 Hercules while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2016. The high-altitude, low-opening airdrop sent jumpers up 10,000 feet for the mission, which was also training for the

  • 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron arrives at Andersen

    U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence mission continues with the arrival of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to replace their sister home unit, the 23rd EBS.Since March 2004, Andersen has hosted the CBP mission, which is designed to enhance regional

  • Commentary: PACAF projects power throughout the Pacific

    Airpower’s greatest strategic strength lies in its speed, range, flexibility, precision and lethality. Airmen exploit the third dimension, and no one else can ensure rapid power projection at a time and place of our nation’s choosing like the U.S. Air Force. As tensions escalate across this vast

  • 1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

    Time may pass, but the legacy of the crew and passengers of Stray 59 will never fade. Thirty five years later, the 1st Special Operations Squadron continues to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

  • Wolf Pack NDI shop keeps the mission flying

    The 8th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection (NDI) shop’s primary mission is to conduct preventive maintenance for aircraft and identify abnormal wear before critical maintenance is necessary.   NDI provides timely results with the analysis of oil and processing of magnetic chip

  • Chaplain survives aftermath of son’s suicide, spreads awareness

    While enjoying a drive through the rolling Tennessee countryside with his wife, the shrill ring of his cell phone pierced through the tranquility of the moment. Maj. William D. Logan's daughter, Blair, managed to utter, "Zac has done something really bad."Dread and confusion seeped in as she

  • Yokota enhances rescue capabilities

    The 459th Airlift Squadron recently outfitted two of their UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists, improving their search and rescue capabilities that support airlift operations across the Kanto Plains region.

  • 644th Combat Communications Squadron keeps Pacific partners connected

    During the first half of Cope North 16, Airmen with the 644th Combat Communications Squadron successfully provided support with the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief portion of the exercise Feb. 11-17.The 644th CBCS worked alongside the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air