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  • F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet after five-year absence

    It was April 2018 when a failed takeoff at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, left one of the 3rd Wing’s F-22 Raptors in critical condition. After a team went to Fallon for the disassembly and transport of the jet back to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, tail number AF-07-146 spent nearly five years

  • USMC, USAF hot-pit during Katana Strike

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Seth Anderson, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 power line plane captain, oversees an F-35B Lightning II conduct hot-pit refueling at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 2, 2023. Joint training gives service members the opportunity to build trust and solve complex tactical problems

  • USAF, RAAF increase interoperability during Exercise Global Dexterity 23-1

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jovanni Banuchi, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares for a high-altitude airdrop during a training flight during Global Dexterity 23-1, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Queensland, April 27, 2023. This is the sixth iteration of Exercise Global

  • Exercise Global Dexterity 23-1 kicks off at RAAF Base Amberley

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Dane Wold, No. 36 Squadron pilot, prepares to receive fuel from a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) in the skies over Australia during a training flight for Global Dexterity 23-1, April 25, 2023. This is the sixth iteration of Exercise Global

  • Defense Finance and Accounting Service Director visits Osan Air Base

    Audrey Davis, Defense Finance and Accounting Service director, met with members of the 51st Comptroller Squadron (CPTS) during her visit to the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 1, 2023. Davis received a tour of the 51st CPTS facility and learned about their mission.

  • Yokota Airmen: Agile, skilled, ready

    Crew chiefs today are working in more austere environments than ever before and are leaving a smaller footprint with fewer (but more agile) resources. This type of flexibility garners a need for some extra helping hands, so the 374th Maintenance Group developed the Multi-Capable Airmen Training

  • Inaugural 15th Wing Spark Tank competition

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Raymond Hill, Pacific Air Forces Innovation Lead, pitches his idea to 15th Wing leadership during the inaugural 15th Wing Spark Tank competition on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 28, 2023. The Spark Tank competition gives the warfighter an opportunity to present

  • 3rd MXG debuts Mission Generation competition

    The 3rd Maintenance Group recently launched its inaugural Mission Generation competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2023. The new competition combined the traditional dedicated crew chief, ammunition build, and weapons load competitions into one streamlined format.

  • Osan hosts SEL exchange alongside ROKAF partners

    U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force senior enlisted leaders (SEL) pose for a group photo after a bomb-building demonstration for an Exchange at Osan Air Base, ROK, May 1, 2023. The SEL exchange normally occurs on a yearly basis, but due to COVID-19 it did not take place for the last three