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Strengthening Bonds in the Indo-Pacific: PACAF Band Brings Music and Hope to Maui

Pacific Air Forces Band of the Pacific “Hana Hou” group members pose with leis gifted by students and staff after a performance at the Sacred Hearts School in Maui, Hawaii, Jan. 28, 2025. The PACAF Band toured Maui in January, giving musical performances to help support community resilience efforts as locals struggle to recover from wildfires that ravaged the area in 2023. (U.S. Air Force curtesy photo)

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U.S. Army paratroopers from the 11th Airborne Division await airdrop in a C-130J Super Hercules during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 22, 2025. Exercises like JPMRC sharpen Mobility Airmen’s readiness to distribute the Joint Force and ensure strategic deterrence in any environment across the entire competition continuum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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U.S. Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division step to a C-130J Super Hercules during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 22, 2025. JPMRC 25-02 was conducted during Alaska’s coldest month, allowing roughly 10,000 joint and multi-national service members to gain critical Arctic experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Peifer, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a C-130J Super Hercules ramp during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 22, 2025.Exercises like JPMRC sharpen Mobility Airmen’s readiness to distribute the Joint Force and ensure strategic deterrence in any environment across the entire competition continuum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tess Pouliot, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, oversees transportation of Army equipment during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2025. The 40th AS ensured airdrop cargo could be loaded safely during extreme cold weather. JPMRC 25-02 was conducted during Alaska’s coldest month, allowing roughly 10,000 joint and multi-national service members to gain critical Arctic experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Division and 317th Airlift Wing Airmen prepare a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for C-130J Super Hercules transport during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 19, 2025. Participating units in JPMRC 25-02 worked together to gain dependable expertise for future Arctic encounters. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Division prepare a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 19, 2025. JPMRC 25-02 provided the opportunity for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps to strengthen their skill sets together and accomplish the Department of Defense’s mission to provide combat-credible military forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Mountains near Alaska Range, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2025. The 40th Airlift Squadron led a multi-element C-130J Super Hercules formation through Alaska Range at low-altitudes during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise. JPMRC 25-02, conducted during Alaska’s coldest month, provided world-class training facilities and a harsh Arctic environment to build warriors capable of fighting anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Kintz, 40th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise near Alaska Range, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2025. Kintz led 40th and 61st AS C-130s through low-altitude, mountainous terrain in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex while evading simulated surface-to-air missiles in a combat training scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)

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Space Forces Korea holds first POLARIS HAMMER - KOREA

U.S. Space Force Maj. Phillip Mudakha, U.S. Space Forces Korea director of strategy and policy, right, addresses participants of POLARIS HAMMER – KOREA during its Phase one event on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 21, 2025. POLARIS HAMMER will be held in three stages to enable a deliberate focus on the planning, execution, and assessment of the space component at the operational level: phase one occurred Jan. 21 to Jan. 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Rachel Buitrago)

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Space Forces Korea holds first POLARIS HAMMER - KOREA

U.S. Space Force Col. John Patrick, U.S. Space Forces Korea commander, addresses participants of POLARIS HAMMER – KOREA during the Phase I opening event on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 21, 2025. The training marks the first time POLARIS HAMMER will be held as a full command post exercise since its establishment as a U.S. Space Force exercise in February 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Rachel Buitrago

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Space Forces Korea holds first POLARIS HAMMER - KOREA

U.S. Space Force Col. John Patrick, U.S. Space Forces Korea commander, addresses participants of POLARIS HAMMER – KOREA during the Phase I opening event on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 21, 2025. POLARIS HAMMER – KOREA is a space warfighter inclusive, command and control exercise designed to provide units an environment to train and assess their command relationships, authorities and coordination mechanisms across the domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Rachel Buitrago)

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U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Japan launch First Bilateral Space Effort

A joint delegation of U.S. and Japanese military and civilian representatives watch as a U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 (QZS-6) successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) on February 3, 2025. This is the first bilateral U.S.-Japan cooperative space effort focused on national security, and the first of two launches as part of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload (QZSS-HP). (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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PACAF stands up new A6 directorate

Col. Eric Crowell, Pacific Air Forces Cyber Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) director, delivers closing remarks at the A6 stand-up ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 31, 2025. The A6 directorate provides key insights for PACAF’s planning, network architecture, and the implementation of cyber operations, communications, and network policy for operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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PACAF stands up new A6 directorate

Col. Eric Crowell, the new Pacific Air Forces Cyber Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) director, cuts a cake with Maj. Gen. David Eaglin, PACAF Air Operations (A3) director, in a stand-up ceremony establishing the A6 as a stand-alone directorate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 31, 2025. The new A6 directorate consolidates and synchronizes PACAF’s approach to cyber operations, communications, and data strategies, while serving as an advisor to the PACAF commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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PACAF stands up new A6 directorate

Maj. Gen. David Eaglin, Pacific Air Forces Air Operations (A3) director, gives opening remarks in a stand-up ceremony establishing the Pacific Air Forces Cyber Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) directorate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 31, 2025. The ceremony recognizes the decoupling of A6 from the A3 directorate, synchronizing PACAF’s approach to cyber operations, communications, and data strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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PACAF stands up new A6 directorate

Maj. Gen. David Eaglin, Pacific Air Forces Air Operations (A3) director, gives opening remarks in a stand-up ceremony establishing the Pacific Air Forces Cyber Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) directorate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 31, 2025. The ceremony recognizes the decoupling of A6 from the A3 directorate, synchronizing PACAF’s approach to cyber operations, communications, and data strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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PACAF stands up new A6 directorate

Airmen of the Pacific Air Forces Cyber Operations and Warfighting Communications (A6) Directorate pose for a group photo after the A6 stand-up ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 31, 2025. The A6 directorate provides key insights for PACAF’s planning, network architecture, and the implementation of cyber operations, communications, and network policy for operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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COMPACAF signs guestbook at Manila American Cemetery

Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, signs the guestbook at Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 28, 2025. Schneider and his command team received a tour of the cemetery grounds and laid a memorial wreath to honor fallen service members across the Pacific. (Photo curtesy of U.S. Embassy in the Philippines)

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PACAF Command Team Tours the Manila American Cemetery

Gen. Keven Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, observe a diagram of the Manila American Cemetery’s grounds in Mania, Philippines, Jan. 28, 2025. The Manila American Cemetery is the largest all-American Cemetery located overseas, serving as a resting place for American service members who fought in the Pacific. (Photo curtesy of U.S. Embassy in the Philippines)

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