U.S. Marines provide Air Component Commander powerful air presence, support for UFG '11

U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, (1MAW), Okinawa, Japan, spent 10 days participating in Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011 here, working with their Republic of Korea and U.S. Air Force aviation counterparts. The 1MAW, led by Major General William Beydler, provided Lt Gen Jeffrey

Vice President Biden visits, thanks Yokota for Operation Tomodachi role

Vice President Joe Biden spoke before approximately 1,000 military and civilian personnel Aug. 24 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and thanked them for their role during Operation Tomodachi.Team Yokota partnered with agencies worldwide to provide assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and

Operation DEEP FREEZE 2011 - 2012 begins

Operation Deep Freeze 2011-2012 late winter flights, known as WINFLY, began August 20 when a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., began delivering passengers and cargo to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of the United States Antarctic

Several months of hard work go into making RF-Alaska a success

Alaska's premier quarterly exercise, Red Flag-Alaska, results from several long months of hard work put in by hundreds of individuals. Red Flag-Alaska, hosted at JBER and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, four times a year, is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for the U.S. and

Pacific Unity underway in Ha Tinh

In an effort to foster friendship and improved relationships between the United States and Vietnam, more than 60 military civil engineers, construction workers and volunteers from both countries have come together to renovate three medical clinics in Ha Tinh Province.Pacific Unity is a U.S. Pacific

Operation Hele-On

RAF squadron enhances aerial skills during RF-Alaska

Kadena Honor Guard stays sharp, crisp, motionless

From under the gleaming black visor of the Air Force insignia-encrusted uniform cap, he peers into the teary eyes of the woman sitting in the front pew of the chapel.Though the air is thick with grief and all gazes are upon him, he doesn't break his instilled military bearing despite the strong

Vice President Biden visits, thanks Yokota for Operation Tomodachi role

Vice President Joe Biden spoke before approximately 1,000 military and civilian personnel Aug. 24 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and thanked them for their role during Operation Tomodachi.Team Yokota partnered with agencies worldwide to provide assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and

Kadena passes Operational Readiness Inspection

Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, announced the wing's overall grade of 'Satisfactory' Aug. 23 following the no-notice Pacific Air Forces Inspector General's Operational Readiness Inspection here."Throughout this summer, I asked you to demonstrate our 'culture of conspicuous compliance,'