Buddy Wing: An exchange of excellence

U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force leaders, pilots and maintenance crews shared tactics and procedures for the protection and safety of the Korean peninsula here March 8 to 10. This knowledge exchange is part of an exercise called "Buddy Wing," which is a combined fighter-exchange

Aircrews prepare for Cope Tiger flying

Aircrew and support personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Royal Thai Air Force, and Republic of Singapore Air Force are taking to the skies here in Thailand for Cope Tiger 2011, a multilateral combined joint field training exercise designed to improve U.S.-Thai-Singapore readiness and interoperability.

Yokota personnel prepare relief supplies

Relief workers, search and rescue teams arrive at Misawa AB

Rescue crews arrive at Misawa

Two urban search and rescue teams (USAR), one from Fairfax County, Va. And another from Los Angeles arrived at Misawa Air Base, Japan at approximately 3 p.m., Mar.13, 2011.The USAR team consists of approximately 150 rescuers and 12 rescue dogs. Another rescue crew from United Kingdom consisting of

Airmen, Marines carry out survey mission

Dragonlady deployed to aid Japan relief efforts

As Japan copes with the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11, the United States has sent help in the form of personnel, equipment and a watchful eye in the sky -- a U-2 "Dragonlady" from the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron here.In conjunction with an RQ-4 Global

Staging relief

Yokota stages relief forces

374th Civil Engineer Squadron leads building renovation for relief forces

The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, aided by the Red Cross workers and base community volunteers, prepared lodging facilities for inbound disaster relief forces here at Yokota Air Base March 12.Over 60 Airmen and base residents worked on the previously unoccupied residential building into the