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  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victor Luna-Pena, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron phase inspector, examines an F-15C Eagle during a phase inspection at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2019.

    Maintainers keep the Eagle ready to fly

    All aircraft periodically go through thorough inspections to ensure every part is in good working condition.
  • Leaders from the 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea Air Force’s 38th Fighter Group toast during a prisoners of war and missing in action memorial ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 20, 2019. There are currently more than 81,000 POW/MIAs, and over 70 percent of them are in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    Wolf Pack honors POW/MIAs who are gone but not forgotten

    The 8th Fighter Wing came together to pay a special tribute to service members who are, and were, prisoners of war and missing in action during a week-long memorial from Sept. 16 to 20.
  • Pacific Air Forces, Washington National Guard and Royal Thai Air Forces airmen participate in the sixth RTAF-PACAF Airman-to-Airman talks at Camp Murray, Wash., Aug. 28, 2019. A2A talks are jointly held conferences between PACAF and regional partner air forces designed to bring together both air forces to discuss and improve on training, tactics and procedures. This year marked the first talks to include participation by the Washington National Guard, with Washington state as the state partner to Thailand since 2002. (U.S. National Guard photo by Joseph Siemandel)

    Royal Thai air force Airman-to-Airman talks held in Washington

    The sixth Airman-to-Airman talks between the Washington Air National Guard and the Royal Thai air force took place at Camp Murray, Wash., Aug. 28, 2019. The Airman-to-Airman talks are intended to continue the strengthening of relationships between the Washington National Guard and the Royal Thai air force. The meeting was part of the National Guard State Partnership Program, which Washington and the Kingdom of Thailand have been a part of since 2002.
  • Papua New Guinea Defence Force Maj. Bais Gwale, a Pacific Angel 19-4 dentist, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer Victor Chiquete, a PAC Angel 19-4 dental technician, extract a patient’s tooth at a health services outreach site in Lae, Papua New Guinea Sept. 9, 2019. Pacific Angel is multinational humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, improving military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific through medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter expert exchanges between U.S. service members, multinational militaries, non-governmental organizations, and PNG military and civilian participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

    Papua New Guinea dentist mentors local, US medics

    Forty-four years ago, Bais Gwale was a young captain serving in the Australian Army as a dentist. In September 1974, Papua New Guinea declared its independence and just like that he was no longer a soldier serving Australia. His duties were now in support of the newly-formed PNG Defence Force making him the first medical officer in the entire service.
  • Army-Air Force joint training enhances readiness, lethality.

    Welcome to the Jungle

    U.S. Army Green Berets from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), invited Team Kadena Airmen to train with them at the U.S. Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan.
  • Airmen from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron and the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, watch as an excavator rips up a section of concrete during the 51st CES’ biannual rapid airfield damage repair training on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, September 12, 2019. This training is designed to demonstrate the squadron’s ability to rapidly repair the airfield after its been damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Denise Jenson)

    Osan Civil Engineer Squadron conducts rapid airfield damage repair training

    Generally, at the center of Air Force installation operations is the airfield and the runway, heavily guarded by law enforcement and surveillance to keep people and assets safe.
  • A team of tactical air control party (TACP) officer candidates work on solving the task of getting supplies over a simulated river without setting off simulated trip wires after navigating themselves to the given coordinates during the TOPT selection course phase II, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 27, 2019. Candidates were evaluated on their performance under high levels of stress by experienced TACP officer and enlisted cadre, as well as Air Force psychologists throughout the week-long selection process.

    Operations Squadron hosts first tactical air control party officer candidate course

    The tactical air control party -- also known as TACP -- Officer Phase Two assessment was held for the first time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, August 24 - 30.The phase two assessment evaluates a candidate’s potential to be successful at the TACP schoolhouse and as an officer in the community.“The five-day course is designed to put the
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., touches down Sept. 6, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

    Eielson hosts F-35s from Luke to enhance training efforts

    The 61st Fighter Squadron, based out of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, sent seven U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and three Royal Australian air force F-35s to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for a training capstone, Sept. 6 - 20.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tamala Hartz, Air Force security forces career field manager, talks to 673d Security Forces Squadron Airmen during a Defender Performance Optimization summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2019. Hartz visited JBER to receive feedback on recent changes and to see the 673d SFS’s innovation initiatives.

    Security Forces Career Field Manager visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tamala Hartz, Air Force security forces career field manager, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9-12 to gather insight on how the security forces mission is accomplished and to get feedback on impacts to the career field.
  • Airman 1st Class Sean Dearduff, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Yokota Air Base, Japan, treats a simulated victim mid-air during a Department of Defense Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan AB, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)

    Firefighters rescue, treat Airmen mid-air

    Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics.
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