PACAF earns SECAF Safety Award

The 2014 Air Force safety awards were announced Feb. 25, naming Pacific Air Forces the recipient of the Secretary of the Air Force Safety Award, the highest safety award in the Air Force."The Secretary of the Air Force Safety Award recognizes the concerted efforts and discipline of the more than

Multinational exercise Cope North 15 comes to a close

Exercise Cope North 15 officially concluded here Feb. 27, 2015, after approximately two weeks of training.The exercise this year ran Feb. 15-27 and marked the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing, multinational event designed to increase interoperability,

USAF, JASDF, and RAAF team up for Cope North 15 air combat training

Pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force conducted large force employment training here Feb. 19-27 as part of Exercise Cope North 2015.This year marks the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing,

PACAF Airpower on display at Aero India Airshow

PACAF participates at Australian International Airshow

Team Yokota trains active shooter scenario

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service Japan in conjunction with the 374th Security Forces Squadron response forces honed their skills during an active shooter training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 25. This joint training exercise provided realism to employees and response forces and

U.S. Air Force marks first RQ-4 non-military base landing at Australia Air Show

A remotely piloted U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft landed under its own power Feb. 22, at Avalon Airport, Australia, marking the first time the high-altitude asset flew into a non-military air base for viewing by the general public.         The aircraft's arrival at the 2015 Australian

Iron Dog races through JBER for first time

The Iron Dog snow machine race took place Feb. 21, and for the first time, the race started in Anchorage and drove through Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska."The Iron Dog is the world's longest and toughest snowmobile race; nearly 40 teams of competitors will cover 2,031 miles of remote

6 nations partner during Cope North 15 HA/DR exercise

More than 300 military members from six different countries joined together to conduct the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief portion of Exercise Cope North 15 here and throughout the region of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Feb. 15 through 18."The Pacific theater and

8th FW participates in joint patriot missile battery exercise

Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing participated in a joint patriot missile battery exercise with the Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, Feb. 11 as part of the battalion's quarterly field training exercise.Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron