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  • PACAF team donates to Thai school

    Pacific Air Forces, along with the Royal Thai Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force, donated school supplies and equipment to a local school in a rural village outside of Korat, Thailand Jan. 30.Historically a part of the humanitarian portion of Exercise Cope Tiger, the donation to the

  • PACAF Airmen combat-train with Thailand, Singapore

    Aircraft from Pacific Air Forces began flying combat sorties here Feb. 1 alongside its ally nations Thailand and Singapore, in support of Exercise Cope Tiger 2008.The PACAF aircraft and those from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force are participating in the four-day

  • Deployed AWACS aircrew overcome unique challenge

    E-3 Sentry aircrew members deployed here in support of Exercise Cope Tiger 2008 performed a quick turnaround and still completed a mission on time Feb. 3.A rare challenge, the E-3 was flying a mission during the exercise's Large Force Employment (LFE) when the KC-135 of the 909th Air Refueling

  • Cope Tiger wraps up in Thailand

    Exercise Cope Tiger 2008 came to an end with a closing ceremony here Feb. 5.About 800 U.S. forces participated here and at Udon Royal Thai Air Base in the 13th annual multilateral exercise involving the Royal Thai Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Marine

  • Airmen leave Land of Rising Sun for Midnight Sun

    Just as winter came to a close on the island of Japan, more than 150 Airmen touched down on the frozen flight line of Eielson Air Force base to take part in this year's RED FLAG 08-2 training exercise in April. Members from the 14th Fighter Squadron, along with various support personnel, deployed

  • Kadena gears up for Northern Edge

    Airmen from here will join an air armada assembling this week in the Alaskan region for a large joint force exercise designed to practice operations and sharpen interoperability among the services. More than 200 Kadena Airmen and aircraft will participate in Exercise Northern Edge '08, including

  • First C-130 crew provides humanitarian assistance to Burma

    A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules loaded with emergency relief supplies touched down at Rangoon International Airport in Burma May 12 in support of national disaster relief efforts following Tropical Cyclone Nagris that swept through Burma May 2. An aircraft was loaded with 8,300 bottles of water, two

  • Wing units take on Red Flag

    Aircrews from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron departed Kadena Air Base Tuesday on their way to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska to participate in the second Red Flag exercise this year. The air controllers joined other Kadena units including the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and the 44th

  • PACAF command chief focuses on the Strategic Airman

    Pacific Air Force's top enlisted leader visited here June 2-7 to thank the men, women and families of Kadena Air Base for their service to the nation and to update the base on current command issues. Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop spoke with Airmen about a variety of topics, including the role of

  • A Persistent Presence

    Airman July/August Issue -- Pacific Air Forces: 100 million square miles of nonstop responsibility It would take a C-17 Globemaster III more than 60 hours of nonstop flying to skirt the edges of Pacific Air Forces' area of responsibility. It's an area that includes 16 time zones and 43 countries in