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  • Military leaders from 20 countries pose for a group photo Sept. 23, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the 2014 Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium. The symposium is designed to encourage relationship building and sets the stage for interoperability in other events such as exercises, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

    PACAF to host 2015 PACRIM Airpower Symposium

    U.S. military and its Pacific allies and partners will discuss international cooperation during the annual Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21 through 24. The theme, “Sharing Airspace, Saving Lives…Multinational Response in HA/DR,” focuses discussions on improving cooperation and coordination during humanitarian assistance
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Smith, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection, shovels mud from an irrigation system at Kanuma City, Tochigi prefecture, Sept. 15, 2015. Smith and other members of a large volunteer force from Yokota Air Base ventured to Tochigi to assist the locals with mud removal, sand bagging and fixing what was broken during a recent flood and landslide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

    Airmen provide flood relief for local city

    Tropical Storm Etau hit eastern Japan with a large amount of rain, 26 inches total, between Sept. 6 through 11, causing floods and landslides.   More than 12,000 homes were flooded throughout the Greater Tokyo region and 350 landslides struck Tochigi Prefecture alone. In response, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron put together a 60-member team to

  • Kadena, JASDF Airmen strengthen bilateral ties through ATR

    Airmen with the 623rd Air Control Flight completed training at Fukuoko, Japan's Kasuga Direction Center, while taking part in an Aviation Training Relocation exercise at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan.More than 30 Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen supported operations from the direction center alongside the 12 Airmen from the 623rd ACF.Bilateral training
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Karan Bansal, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, explains to Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers how to operate a KC-135 Stratotanker boom during a tour Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Operations Group provided an opportunity for the JADSF officers to learn Kadena's aircraft operations, mission, capabilities, and to gain a better understanding of American processes and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

    JASDF officers observe Kadena's aircraft

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Karan Bansal, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, explains to Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers how to operate a KC-135 Stratotanker boom during a tour Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Operations Group provided an opportunity for the JADSF officers to learn Kadena's aircraft operations,
  • Rayian Carazon and daughter Trica, from Lila, Bohol province, Philippines, talk to Papua New Guinea Defense Force Lt. Charles Namuesl, a family practitioner, during the Health Services Outreach provided as part of the Pacific Angel Philippines mission taking place in Lila, Bohol province, Philippines, Aug. 16, 2015. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)

    Medical collaboration provides world-class care during PACANGEL-Philippines

    Rayian Carazon slept soundly for the first time in weeks Aug. 16.Already caring for energetic 1-year-old Trica and four months pregnant with her second child, Carazon constantly worried about the health of her young family. Until this day, she had no way to know if there was anything wrong.Through word of mouth, she heard about the Health Services
  • U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force wait to board a C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2015. More than 60 U.S. Army Soldiers and more than 20 JGSDF members jumped from multiple C-130 Hercules during the training. More than 20 allied countries have participated in Red Flag-Alaska since its conception, improving integration, interoperability and cross-cultural competence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

    First JGSDF jump from U.S. aircraft in history during RF-A

    A C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, became the first U.S. aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members on U.S. soil Aug. 12 during RED FLAG-Alaska.   The JGSDF’s 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, alongside the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, jumped from the C-130
  • Medical professionals from the U.S. Air Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Royal Australian Air Force traveled to Paaralang Elementary school to provide students information about oral heath, general hygiene and rabies prevention during Pacific Angel in Lila, Philippines, Aug. 17, 2015. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)

    PACANGEL-Philippines partnership building commences

    About 70 U.S. service members and five partner nations began work on a multitude of civil military relief operations here Aug. 17.   Thousands of people, young and old, are set to reap the benefits of Pacific Angel Philippines from medical outreach to engineering projects affecting six local schools.   However, those benefits, while important, are
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Louie Lascina, a native of Saipan, stages cases of water to be distributed to island residents as part of Typhoon Soudelor relief efforts. Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group deployed from Andersen Air Force Base to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Red Cross with transporting supplies through Saipan International Airport. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina D. Marshall/Released)

    Returning home to Saipan: Airman aids in typhoon recovery

    When Typhoon Soudelor struck the small island of Saipan recently, the storm hit close to home for one of Andersen Air Force Base’s own.   Senior Airman Louie Lacsina, 36th Mobility Response Group air transportation specialist and Saipan-native, deployed along with five 36th Contingency Response Group wingmen to assist ongoing relief efforts on his
  • A C-130 Hercules with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force lands on an austere runway used for training during RED FLAG-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The training allowed C-130 aircrew to practice austere landings and take offs, combat offloads and supply drops, but also allowed friendly competition between participating Air Forces: U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force. Seasoned C-130 aircrew from each country judged the training exercises from the ground, allotting points based off predetermined timing and accuracy requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

    Yokota soars at RED FLAG-Alaska

    A C-130 Hercules with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force lands on an austere runway used for training during RED FLAG-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The training allowed C-130 aircrew to practice austere landings and take offs, combat offloads and supply drops, but also allowed friendly competition between
  • Kadena Language Institute students pose with volunteers from the 18th Wing for a group photo after a culture exchange at Kadena Rotary Plaza, Japan, Aug. 14, 2015. Ten volunteers participated with the institute to clean the neighborhood as part of a community relations event while also conversing with KLI students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

    Kadena Airmen deepen friendship with local students

    Kadena Language Institute students pose with volunteers from the 18th Wing for a group photo after a culture exchange at Kadena Rotary Plaza, Japan, Aug. 14, 2015. Ten volunteers participated with the institute to clean the neighborhood as part of a community relations event while also conversing with KLI students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo
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