23rd EBS bids a farewell to Guam

Members of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and their six B-52 Stratofortress' are scheduled to return home to Minot, N.D., at the end of February, after completing a five month deployment here. The 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, comprised of more than 250 Airmen and six B-52 Stratofortress',

Kadena Deploys F-15s and personnel to Thailand for Exercise Cope Tiger

The 18th Wing deployed 12 F-15 Eagles and about 170 Airmen to Thailand Monday to participate in exercise Cope Tiger 2009 from March 9-20. The F-15s from the 44th Fighter Squadron here will fly alongside their Thai Air Force counterparts as well as the Singaporean Air Force and other U.S. Air Force,

Multinational exercise Cope Tiger 2009 kicks off

The first flights of Cope Tiger 2009 launched March 9, filling the skies above Thailand with fighter aircraft and signaling the 15th year of partnership between the United States, Thailand and Singapore militaries. Cope Tiger is an annual, multilateral aerial exercise which divides Thai, Singaporean

A Hornet at Cope Tiger

Directing Cope Tiger flying shows multilateral partnership

In many war movies, there is usually a scene in a crowded control room where dozens of uniformed men and women talk busily, consult computers and write things on big boards in the front of the room. The live fly cell at Cope Tiger 2009 shows that the truth behind the Hollywood image is both simpler

Kadena maintainers keep jets flying inThailand

Team Kadena maintainers are getting the chance to work alongside their Thai, Singaporean and sister service counterparts here during Cope Tiger 2009. Cope Tiger brings together U.S., Thai and Singaporean aircraft and personnel once a year to hone their skills in aerial tactics, planning and

U.S., Japan conduct bilateral training

This week's bilateral fighter pilot training demonstrates America's commitment to the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance, said the commander of the U.S. Air Force's largest combat wing. According Brig. Gen. Brett Williams, 18th Wing commander, U.S. Airmen regularly conduct joint, combined and bilateral

PACAF warriors provide medical, dental care to hundreds in Thailand

Members from medical groups all over the Pacific Air Forces teamed up with Thai and Singaporean medical teams to provide much needed health care to the underprivileged in Thailand. Dental and optometry teams dedicated their time and skills setting up a make-shift clinic at the Barr Lum Nong Kaew, a

A thirty-year roundtrip to Thailand

The drive from Nong Pai Lom, Thailand, to the Ban Pong Dang Namcha Samakkhi School only takes about 30 minutes, but it took Master Sgt. Siamrad Maher more than 30 years to make the trip, completing the journey March 17. Born in Nong Pai Lom, Siamrad Maher would likely have grown up to be a farmer,

Airmen provide key data link during Cope Tiger

U.S. Air Force ground communications Airmen recently provided tactical data links for Thai, Singapore and U.S. Air Forces participating in Cope Tiger 2009. It was the most expansive use of deployed tactical data links during a multinational exercise. Data links allow fighter pilots to reliably share