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  • Kadena firefighters, train local first responders

    More than 35 local emergency first responders received emergency aircraft safety training from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters here, Nov. 6.As part of a 2008 agreement between the Japanese government and the U.S. military, installations on Okinawa take turns hosting biannual aircraft

  • Yokota Airmen Showcase Low-Cost, Low Altitude Airdrop at Cope South 14

    U.S. Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, demonstrated Low-Cost, Low Altitude airdrop techniques to Bangladeshi Airmen, during a subject-matter expert exchange at Bangabandhu Air Base, Bangladesh, Nov. 9 through 13, 2013. The exchange, a key part of exercise Cope South, was designed to show

  • Bangladeshi, U.S. Airmen Team up for Exercise Cope South 14

    U.S. and Bangladeshi Airmen are training side-by-side during exercise Cope South 14 at Bangabandhu Air Base, Bangladesh, Nov. 9 through 13, 2013. This year's exercise will focus on conducting tactical airlift operations in order to better respond to regional disasters. More than 80 U.S. Airmen,

  • Pacific partners ready for unified response

    Military parachute riggers from three nations joined together for a subject-matter exchange at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea, New Zealand, Nov. 11 during the second annual Exercise Kiwi Flag.Kiwi Flag is a multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise comprising air assets from

  • Exercise MAX THUNDER wraps up

    Exercise Max Thunder, the bilateral aerial training exercise that trains U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Force pilots to work closer together against a hostile force, ended on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 8.The exercise is held twice a year, once on Gwangju Air Base hosted by the ROKAF

  • Max Thunder Marines depart Kunsan

    Marines departed Kunsan, Nov. 9, 2013, after participating in the two-week Max Thunder Exercise. The exercise showcased the team work of the Korean Air Power team, a mix of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and Republic of Korea Airmen working side by side.

  • Misawa embraces brothers' reunion

    Jonah Skrove is a hugger. Exiting the breezeway at the Misawa City Airport near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jonah affectionately embraced nearly everyone in sight, including his brother, Airman 1st Class Jared Skrove. Gatherings are commonplace for members of the military and their families, but the