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  • Kadena, JASDF Airmen strengthen bilateral ties through ATR

    Airmen with the 623rd Air Control Flight completed training at Fukuoko, Japan's Kasuga Direction Center, while taking part in an Aviation Training Relocation exercise at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan.More than 30 Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen supported operations from the direction center alongside

  • JASDF officers observe Kadena's aircraft

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Karan Bansal, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, explains to Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers how to operate a KC-135 Stratotanker boom during a tour Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Operations Group provided an opportunity for the

  • Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium strengthens parterships

    Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted Air Chiefs from Australia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Japan and the Philippines for the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium here Sept. 11-12, before their departure to Washington, D.C., for the Air Force Association Annual Air and

  • PACANGEL health teams provide medical care in Timor-Leste

    On the dusty wood-paneled floor of the old gymnasium here, school kids usually play soccer and basketball or practice judo and karate during the rainy season.   With the bleachers empty and the floor swept clean, from Sept. 7 through 11, Baucau’s gymnasium was not the site of playful bouts of

  • Kunsan hosts 9-11 Remembrance Day events

    Members of the 8th Fighter Wing reflect on the sacrifices made on September 11, 2001. The Wolf Pack participated in multiple events to honor the fallen and those affected by the events of that day. Airmen participated in a first responder stair flight simulation, a ruck march and a remembrance

  • Airdrop delivers rice to orphanage during PACANGEL 15-2

    Scant clouds hang scattered in the sky over parched, arid grassland surrounding a small, neglected airport. Only a handful of aircraft land or take off from the airfield during the year.   A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules with the North Carolina Air National Guard broke the silence of the nearly

  • B-2 deployment to Guam: Teamwork, Sorties, Success

    For nearly 30 days, Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, showcased the capabilities and mission effectiveness of the B-2 Spirit while deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.   From Aug. 7 to Aug. 28, approximately 225 Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing exercised their ability to conduct

  • Pacific Agility symposium improves interoperability

    Representatives and specialists from multiple nations gathered at Yokota Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 during the 2015 Pacific Agility C-130 Logistics and Safety Symposium.The symposium is a U.S. Pacific Command initiative aimed at increasing relationships and interoperability between regional partners; it

  • Pacific Angel 15-2 underway in Timor-Leste

    Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), and New Zealand army began humanitarian assistance operations as part of Pacific Angel 15-2 Sept. 7.   During the joint humanitarian and civic-military exercise, the PACANGEL team — made up of military