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  • Pacific Air Forces hosts Pacific Airlift Rally 2015

    Pacific Airlift Rally 2015 is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 22 through 28.   Pacific Airlift Rally is a biennial, military airlift symposium sponsored by Pacific Air Forces for nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This year marks the 10th iteration of the PAR

  • U.S., RSAF to participate in Commando Sling 15-3

    *Note: This press release was updated 9/10/15 to reflect updated and correct information*U.S. Air Force and Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel will train together during the annual, bilateral exercise Commando Sling 15-3 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore.   Eight F-16s from the 13th Fighter

  • Airmen experience multinational REDFLAG-Alaska

    A 16-foot wooden table stretches between aircrew lockers and cabinets. A red toolbox sits at one end of the table; helmets, oxygen masks and parachutes are within sight. The room is temporarily housing members with 374th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment for the duration of RED

  • 51st FW tests 'Fight Tonight' capabilities during Beverly Midnight, UFG

    Airmen from the 51st Fighter Wing received some additional exercise inputs during the Beverly Midnight 15-03 readiness exercise here Aug. 17 through 20. "Our ability to perform well as a wing relies on our collective ability to expertly execute tactical operations in the face of imminent threats,"

  • Rescue teams prepare for worst during RED FLAG-Alaska

    Pararescuemen and survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialists from the 353rd Combat Training Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, joined up with the Alaska National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons to hold multiple exercises to safely locate and recover isolated

  • Reserve pilots drop JDAMs from upgraded F-22s

    Alaska Reserve pilots from the 302nd Fighter Squadron dropped Joint Direct Attack Munitions from F-22s equipped with increment 3.2A, a software upgrade package, during a recent unit training assembly weekend."Performing this mission on a UTA is critical to readiness because it allows our unit to

  • Medical collaboration provides world-class care during PACANGEL-Philippines

    Rayian Carazon slept soundly for the first time in weeks Aug. 16.Already caring for energetic 1-year-old Trica and four months pregnant with her second child, Carazon constantly worried about the health of her young family. Until this day, she had no way to know if there was anything wrong.Through

  • First JGSDF jump from U.S. aircraft in history during RF-A

    A C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, became the first U.S. aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members on U.S. soil Aug. 12 during RED FLAG-Alaska.   The JGSDF’s 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, alongside the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion

  • PACANGEL-Philippines partnership building commences

    About 70 U.S. service members and five partner nations began work on a multitude of civil military relief operations here Aug. 17.   Thousands of people, young and old, are set to reap the benefits of Pacific Angel Philippines from medical outreach to engineering projects affecting six local