8 Jul 2015

Australia, U.S. partnership journeys to Outback

Next week, the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division is scheduled to jump with Australian jumpmasters as part of the joint forcible entry operation dubbed Operation Talisman Saber which serves two primary functions.   "The purpose of the exercise is first and

7 Jul 2015

Open Day kicks off Talisman Sabre 2015 operations in Darwin

U.S. and Australian forces showcased equipment and personnel at Darwin Showgrounds July 5 during the 2015 Talisman Sabre Open Day, kicking off the area’s participation in the bilateral exercise.    Members of the local community gathered around equipment displays and spoke with uniformed personnel of both nations to get an interactive understanding

2 Jul 2015

Independence Day ceremony welcomes newly naturalized U.S. citizens

The commander of the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, welcomed 24 new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony July 2 here.   During the ceremony at Guam's U.S. District Court, Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth congratulated immigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam on their

2 Jul 2015

623rd ACF partners with JASDF

The 623rd Air Control Flight "Lightsword" combined with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during a temporary deployment to Iruma Air Base, Japan, to strengthen bilateral relations June 22 through 26.   The ACF's main mission is to integrate bilateral air and missile defense operations through battlestaff and liaison functions and to

29 Jun 2015

Japanese English Mutual Study program fosters ties

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicole Reale (left), 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron airfield battle manager, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Takao, Southwestern Composite Air Division Headquarters communications officer, ask each other questions about their personal lives on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 20, 2015. The purpose of JEMS is to foster

4 Jun 2015

Civil engineers plumb their way to brighter future for PACANGEL

In the remote highlands high above Goroka, Papua New Guinea, sits Gahuku Primary School, the Pacific Angel engineering team's largest project. More than 1,000 students climb up and down rickety stairs daily while ferrying between eight classrooms with standing room only.Fourteen U.S. military civil engineers work with counterparts from the Papua

4 Jun 2015

Pacific Angels build better relationships and better lives in Papua New Guinea

The Pacific Angels treated more than 2000 patients in their first three days of service here.Doctors, dentists and pharmacists from the U.S., Papua New Guinea and the Australian, New Zealand, Indonesian and Philippine militaries, along with 32 volunteers from the provincial hospital and local villages, treated more than 600 patients a day at Unggai

3 Jun 2015

Six countries converge for PACANGEL Papua New Guinea

A six-nation Pacific Angel 15-4 team arrived June 1 in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.The Pacific Angels -- doctors, dentists, plumbers and planners from Papua New Guinea, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Indonesia -- tumbled out of trucks in Goroka, a town of 20,000 people located a mile above sea-level, to

31 May 2015

Kunsan hosts Buddy Wing 15-4

The 8th Fighter Wing is hosting members from the Republic of Korea Air Force's 123rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Seosan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in Exercise Buddy Wing 15-4 here June 1 to 5.During the five-day exercise, the 20th FW fighter pilots, maintenance and support personnel are integrating with Wolf Pack

31 May 2015

Wolf Pack welcomes the Lobos

The 8th Fighter Wing relies on more than two thousand permanently assigned Airmen to carry out its mission.On May 14, the Wolf Pack welcomed more than 250 South Dakota National Guard from the 114th Fighter Wing, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They are deployed here as the 175th Fighter Squadron, part of the rotational Threat Security