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  • U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st RS and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the 33rd Rescue Squadron rescue simulated survivors during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 10, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. KS17 involves U.S. forces and the JSDF from all components of both militaries, training to conduct bilateral operations in support of the defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

    Japan, U.S. alliance strengthened during Keen Sword 17

    Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces recently concluded the bilateral field training exercise Keen Sword 17.
  • A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA (AW)) 225 and two Indonesian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation during exercise Cope West 17 in Indonesia, Nov. 4, 2016. This fighter-focused, bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force is designed to enhance the readiness of combined interoperability between the two nations. Both the U.S. F/A-18D Hornets and Indonesian F-16 Fighting Falcons bring unique capabilities affording the associated countries the opportunity to learn and understand each other’s skills, preparing them for real world contingencies and further strengthening their relationship. (Courtesy photo by TNI-AU Capt. I Gede Ngurah Satrya Wibawa)

    PACAF, U.S. Marines conclude fighter ops in Cope West 17

    Cope West 2017, a bilateral aircraft exercise between U.S. and Indonesia military forces at Manado Air Base, Indonesia, concluded operations November 11, ending a week of full-spectrum fighter training.
  • In this file photo, Cmdr. Gregory Adams, attached to Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/CTF73, participates in a planning conference for Pacific Partnership 2016 Feb. 23, 2016. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

    Nations gather in Singapore, plan Pacific Partnership 17

    Pacific partnership staff and partner nation representatives met in Singapore, Nov. 8-10, for a planning conference to finalize details for the upcoming mission, slated for the spring of 2017.
  • (Left to right) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nelson Jones, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 loadmaster, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Shiro Suzuki, 10th Fire Unit Chitose Air Base, check a JASDF Electric Power Plant vehicle before loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6, 2016, during the exercise Keen Sword 2017. Units from the U.S. military conduct training with their Japan Self-Defense Forces counterparts at military installations throughout Japan, the Mariana Islands and in the surrounding waters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

    U.S., Japan team up to tie-down cargo

    U.S. Airmen work with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) during the loading of an Electric Power Plant vehicle onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6, 2016, during exercise Keen Sword 2017.
  • Staff Sgt. Caleb Williams, 18th Operations Support Squadron SERE specialist, performs a communications check aboard a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron for exercise Keen Sword Nov. 4, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. During the training, members of the 33rd RQS practiced recovery operations for a simulated downed pilot in a hostile environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

    Special Operations Airmen train during Keen Sword 17

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing and 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, practice life-saving skills during exercise Keen Sword 17, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2016.
  • HH-60 Pave Hawks from 33rd Rescue Squadron, 943rd Rescue Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, fly in formation behind an MC-130J from the 17th Special Operations Squadron during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. The U.S.-Japan mutual security treaty is a symbol of the U.S. commitment to Japan and the region and allows the U.S. to provide forward-based forces that can rapidly react to counter aggression against Japan and other allies and partners. . (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen G. Eigel/released)

    U.S., Japan join forces during Keen Sword 17

    HH-60 Pave Hawks assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, 943rd Rescue Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, fly together during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Yoshiyuki Sugiyama salute Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Honor Guard at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, 7 Nov. 2016. The JGSDF held a welcoming ceremony for U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein as part of his first visit to the region as Air Force chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Smith/Released)

    CSAF visits Tokyo on tour of the Pacific

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein spoke with Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 7, 2016.
  • United Kingdom Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, Royal Air Force chief of air staff, Lt. Gen. Won, In-Choul, Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command commander, and Lt. Gen Thomas W. Bergeson, 7th Air Force commander, participate in a media event for Invincible Shield, an interoperability exchange, at Osan Air Base, ROK, Nov. 8, 2016. The RAF, U.S. and ROK air forces participated in Invincible Shield, which marked the first time the RAF has fielded aircraft on the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillian Bamman)

    Invincible Shield: US, UK, ROK air forces conduct strategic exercise

    The United Kingdom Royal Air Force operated its largest deployment of equipment and personnel to the Korean Peninsula since the 1950s during Invincible Shield, a combined interoperability exchange.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein congratulates a Kadena Special Olympics athlete Nov. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KSO is a one-day sporting, art and entertainment event with more than 880 athletes and artists participating in a day of competition, music and special recognition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lynette M. Rolen/Released)

    Special Olympics showcase U.S., Japan partnership

    Thunderous applause filled the air when hundreds of volunteers and spectators formed a human pathway to greet and cheer on arriving athletes for the 17th annual Kadena Special Olympics Nov. 5 at the Risner Fitness Center Sports Complex.

  • U.S., Japan work together to combat disease

    Several Joint Public Epidemiological Action Center for Health members met with University of the Ryukyus professors and Okinawa Prefectural Government representatives at U.S. Naval Hospital Department of Preventive Medicine, Camp Foster, Japan, Oct. 13, 2016. Fourteen different military units across Okinawa make up the JPEACH team helping to combat preventative diseases such as Malaria and Japanese Encephalitis virus.
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