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  • RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex with air operations flown primarily out of Eielson Air Force Base and JBER.

    Red Flag-Alaska begins

    The second Red Flag-Alaska exercise of the year kicked off here June 8.
  • An Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flies over Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) as the ship and aircraft operate in the South China Sea. Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. U.S. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

    Air Force, Navy train in South China Sea

    Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, through the South China Sea, operating with the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), June 8, 2017.
  • A U.S. Airman assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, descends from a Navy MH-60 Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two-Five (HSC-25), during a combat search and rescue training exercise at Andersen South, Guam, June 5, 2017. Service members from Task Force Talon, HSC-25, and the 36th Wing joined together to practice survival, evasion, resistance and escape procedures, emergency evacuation techniques and quick reaction force training. This is the first time these units participated in a combat search and rescue exercise together on Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt./Joshua Smoot)

    Joint exercise tests combat search, rescue capabilities

    U.S. Service members completed a joint combat search and rescue exercise to practice survival, evasion, resistance and escape procedures in a controlled combat environment.
  • Joint Big Band Concert performers play the song, “Cottontail,” June 7, 2017, at the Japanese Ministry of Defense, Tokyo, Japan. The Joint Big Band included 20 members of Japanese and U.S. forces, from across five different bands: the Tokyo Band Sea Legs, Japan Air Self Defense Force Central Band, U.S. Army Japan Band Camp Zama, U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band and the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

    U.S., Japan forces strengthen cultural ties through music

    The Joint Big Band made up of 20 members of Japanese and U.S. forces, from across five different bands: the Tokyo Band Sea Legs, Japan Air Self Defense Force Central Band, U.S. Army Japan Band Camp Zama, U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band and the U.S. Air Force Band of the perform during the Joint Big Band concert at the Japanese Ministry of Defense, Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2017.
  • A South Korea air force KF-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1 Oct. 9, 2014, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This exercise marks the first time South Korea air force KF-16s have participated in Red Flag-Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)

    USFJ Commander praises U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea cooperation on fighter aircraft

    Six Republic of Korea (ROK) KF-16 fighter aircraft that had diverted to Yokota AB, Japan, Thursday were able to continue their flight to Alaska Sunday after the U.S. Air Force was able to reschedule the mid-air refueling support necessary to cross the Pacific Ocean.
  • The 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts and Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts plot coordinates on a map in preparation for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2017. RF-A is a field training exercise in a simulated combat environment that ensures the highest level of readiness within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

    U.S., Japan intel experts integrate during training

    The 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts dedicated more than 50 hours, from May 22 to 26, to familiarizing four Japan Air Self-Defense Forces intelligence analysts from multiple bases throughout Japan, on skills and techniques required for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 in order to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Japan.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, pauses for a photo with construction site leaders at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. Several shops came together to revitalize the airfield. The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron worked with Japanese contractors to reconstruct the airfield, allowing the enhancement of future operations while saving Air Force money. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)

    Concrete partnership showcased during airfield construction

    Usually the Misawa Air Base community hears the roaring of the F-16 Fighting Falcons, but since early May, the sounds of jack hammers and construction machines fill the air as a makeover occurs on the flight line.
  • Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), speaks to attendees of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium, May 24, 2017 at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu, HI. During the three-day event, U.S. Army leaders, alongside joint and regional partners, discuss and showcase the critical role of Pacific land forces.

    Pacific Land Forces Symposium concludes, over 26 nations represented

    The 2017 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium and Exhibition concluded a three-day conference May 25 in Honolulu with representatives from more than three-quarters of the U.S. partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including many chiefs of armies, in attendance.
  • A U.S. Air Force Globemaster III sits on the flightline May 13, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Aerospace Evacuation Squadron maintains responsibility over the largest area of operations in the military, reaching from the Horn of Africa to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quay Drawdy)

    U.S. Airmen, Sailors support life-saving mission

    U.S. Airmen and Sailors worked together to outfit a C-17 Globemaster III with life-saving equipment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2017.
  • Airmen from the 8th Medical Group carry a simulated patient to a UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 17, 2017. The purpose of the training was aimed to train medics on loading patients onto a helicopter for dust-off. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chelsea Sweatt)

    Airmen, Soldiers hone medical evacuation skills

    Airmen assigned to the 8th Medical Group participated in joint emergency medical evacuation training with Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion from Camp Humphreys May 17, 2017.
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