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  • Japanese pilots get taste of F-22As during Kadena training

    U.S. and Japanese jet fighter pilots got a chance to play "good jock, bad jock" in the skies near Okinawa. For the first time ever, fighter jocks with Japan's Air Self-Defense Force got to practice air-to-to-air combat last week with American counterparts who were flying stealthy new F-22A Raptors. In the first mission Friday, the U.S. Air Force
  • Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating speaks at the Hawaii Military Appreciation Month kickoff at the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island May 2 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Admiral Keating is the commander of U.S. Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Hawaii kicks off Military Appreciation Month

    "Ohana" or family is a concept that runs deep in Hawaii. Ohana includes not only one's personal family, but also their community. In Hawaii, ohana extends to the military. For the 22nd year in a row, Hawaii's business and government leaders came together to thank U.S. servicemembers during the kickoff celebration for Hawaii's Military Appreciation
  • Retired Col. James Gilliland sits in the cockpit of an RF-4C during a visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan. He flew 100 reconnaissance missions in that type of jet during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gena Armstrong)

    Vietnam veteran tells today's Airmen "stay focused"

    The knowledge and experience that Air Force retirees share with current Airmen can help develop careers. Retired Col. James Gilliland holds his audience in rapt attention while he tells stories of his progression as an RF-4C pilot and shares his experiences flying during the Vietnam War. With 30 years of active-duty service and 100 reconnaissance
  • Senior Airman Perris Coleman of the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, embraces his wife after returning from a 120-day deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Airman Coleman was deployed with Kadena’s 33rd Rescue Squadron. While in Afghanistan, the 33rd Rescue Squadron saved 116 lives and flew more than 200 sorties. Dozens of Airmen from Kadena’s 718th Aircraft Maintenance and the 18th EMS were also deployed with the 33rd RQS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Kadena Airmen return from Afghanistan deployment

  • 070413-MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Smith, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands by while a 13th Fighter Squadron pilot does his pre-flight check on his F-16 Wild Weasel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Barnett)

    13th AMU excited, nervous and ready to deploy

    For those deploying for the first time, it's exciting and nerve-wracking, but they are ready to put their everyday training into play to support the Global War on Terrorism, and relieve their counterparts in Iraq. "I didn't think I would be going so soon, but I'm really excited," said Airman 1st Class Matthew Popp, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

  • Misawa officers going downrange for first time

    No more war stories from others for one Air Force lieutenant. She doesn't want to hear it - not this time; she wants to experience it herself. This month, she will not have to listen to her Misawa peers who just returned home telling stories of experiences in war-torn countries, fighting the Global War on Terrorism, or learning about a new culture

  • PACAF takes lead with Pacific Lifeline

    In the aftermath of a devastating typhoon or earthquake, immediate humanitarian response is crucial. Lives may be lost. Thousands may be injured and entire towns leveled. Tsunamis like the one that recently hit the Solomon Islands or the massive storm that devastated Indonesia in December 2004 emphasize the urgent need for immediate response when
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska--A 354th Security Forces Squadron member practices his car-driving skills by practicing the serpentine maneuver offered by the Fairbanks Police Department evasive vehicle operations course April 27 on the Sierra Loop of the flightline here. The EVOC was set up for local law enforcement agencies to have a first-ever joint training exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nora Anton)

    SFS and local police strengthen bonds with first-time training

    Members of the 354th Security Forces Squadron trained with local civilian law enforcement to cultivate and sharpen their driving skills April 27 on the Sierra Loop of the flightline. "This is the first time Eielson Security Forces has participated in drivers training with local law enforcement agencies," said Master Sgt. Shawn Cox, 354th SFS NCOIC
  • First Lieutenant Robert O'Day stands guard as Amazing Race contestants Charla and Mirna take part in an Air Force humanitarian relief effort by filling a box with 500 pounds of essential supplies for locals on neighboring islands. Once their box reaches 500 pounds of supplies the cousins will board a massive C-17 cargo plane for an opportunity to experience an official Air Force airdrop exercise. Photos courtesy of CBS Amazing Race

    Andersen Air Force Base featured on The Amazing Race

    Andersen, Hickam and Minot Airmen and Naval Base Guam Sailors received some national exposure when CBS's popular "The Amazing Race All-Stars" series recently aired an episode filmed on Guam last December. The contestants and production crew made their way to the small Marianas island in mid-December for the Guam leg of the race that launched the
  • Lt. Col. Wade Tolliver (left) greets Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) Col. Junichi Araki at the 44th Fighter Squadron April 27, 2007, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Air Force and JASDF officers gathered to debrief after conducting dissimilar air combat training between U.S. F-22s and F-15s and JASDF F-4s and F-15s. Colonel Tolliver is the 27th Fighter Squadron commander deployed here from Langley Air Force Base, Va. Colonel Araki is the Defense Chief for Southwest Air Division at Naha Air Base on Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Air Force, JASDF forces train together

    Cowboy Picture.  Death 01 Push.  Commit.  Hostile Group.  Splash.  Cowboy Copy Kill.For many these words may not seem like they work together, but for fighter pilots conducting air-to-air combat, they are the words they live by. On April 27, these words were heard over the waters near Okinawa not only with American accents, but also with Japanese
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