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240912-F-BG120-2397

U.S. Army and Republic of Korea Army Soldiers conduct a static-line jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 12, 2024, near Gimhae Air Base, ROK. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. Personnel assigned to Special Operations Command Korea routinely train with other units from around the Indo-Pacific region, including U.S. and multinational partners, ensuring a continued state of readiness toward a credible and integrated deterrence force posture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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240912-F-BG120-1532

U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force personnel load a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron with several container delivery system bundles for a mass airdrop operation in support of Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 12, 2024, at Gimhae Air Base, ROK. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. HG24 allowed members of the 374th Operations Support Squadron, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 36th AS to learn more about ROK Air Force procedures, demonstrate U.S. Air Force techniques, tactics and procedures, all while demonstrating the interoperability between joint airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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240912-F-BG120-1268

U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force personnel load a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron with several container delivery system bundles for a mass airdrop operation in support of Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 12, 2024, at Gimhae Air Base, ROK. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. HG24 allowed members of the 374th Operations Support Squadron, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 36th AS to learn more about ROK Air Force procedures, demonstrate U.S. Air Force techniques, tactics and procedures, all while demonstrating the interoperability between joint airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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240911-F-BG120-1139

U.S. Air Force Capt. Zack Norton, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, discusses mission planning alongside Republic of Korea Air Force C-130J Super Hercules pilots during Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 11, 2024, at Gimhae Air Base, ROK. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. As one of the numerous training events where U.S. service members work closely with allied and partner nations, HG24 puts into practice several scenario-based training to ensure the preparedness of each nation for future and current operations - showcasing the mutual respect, interoperability and friendship shared. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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240910-F-BG120-4118

A heavy equipment bundle exits the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during airdrop operations in support of Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 10, 2024, near Gimhae Air Base, Republic of Korea. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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240910-F-BG120-3316

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Walenski, 36th Airlift Squadron evaluator loadmaster, prepares a heavy equipment bundle for an airdrop during Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 10, 2024, at Gimhae Air Base, Republic of Korea. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. HG24 allowed members of the 374th Operations Support Squadron, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron to learn more about ROKAF procedures, demonstrate U.S. Air Force techniques, tactics and procedures, all while demonstrating the interoperability between joint airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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240910-F-BG120-2182

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carson Christian, 374th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspector, inspects heavy equipment for an airdrop during Hercules Guardians 2024, Sept. 10, 2024, at Gimhae Air Base, Republic of Korea. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise that incorporates a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops - to include heavy equipment, container delivery systems, artillery and personnel delivery. HG24 allowed members throughout the 374th OSS, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron to collaborate, exchange knowledge and ultimately advance interoperability across the Indo-Pacific region with their ROK Air Force partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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PACAF Band Revisits Sendai

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia performs for residents of Kabanomachi, a coastal town near Sendai city, Japan, in the Kabanomachi Elementary School gymnasium, on Sept. 3, 2011. The band traveled and played at Kabanomachi Elementary in the aftermath of a tsunami that struck the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, causing 19,759 deaths and severe damage. The U.S. Department of Defense mounted a massive humanitarian relief mission known as “Operation Tomodachi”, with the USAF flying 225 missions to deliver 4.2 million pounds of cargo and approximately 2,800 people within the first two weeks after the disaster, providing essential aid and support to Japanese partners and neighbors. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Erica Ashley Huseby)
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PACAF Band Revisits Sendai

Members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia pose with residents of Kabanomachi, a coastal town near Sendai city, Japan, in the Kabanomachi Elementary School gymnasium, on Aug. 11, 2024. A tsunami struck the eastern coast of Japan in the aftermath of a 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, causing 19,759 deaths and severe damage, with the U.S. Department of Defense responding with a massive relief effort known as “Operation Tomodachi” to aid the affected citizens. The band participated in the operation and performed throughout affected areas to include Kabanomachi, and the band returned to perform again in 2024 to honor those lost in the disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Erica Ashley Huseby)
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PACAF Band Revisits Sendai

Residents of Kabanomachi, a coastal town near Sendai city, Japan, gather in the Kabanomachi Elementary School gymnasium to attend a performance from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia on Sept. 3, 2011. The band traveled and played at Kabanomachi Elementary in the aftermath of a tsunami that struck the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, causing 19,759 deaths and severe damage. The U.S. Air Force participated in a U.S. Department of Defense humanitarian mission known as “Operation Tomodachi” to provide aid and support to Japanese partners and neighbors. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Erica Ashley Huseby)
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PACAF Band Revisits Sendai

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia perform to honor those who perished in the 2011 tsunami, at the Kabanomachi Elementary School gymnasium, on Aug. 11, 2024. A tsunami struck the eastern coast of Japan in the aftermath of a 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, causing 19,759 deaths and severe damage, with the U.S. Department of Defense responding with a massive relief effort known as “Operation Tomodachi” to aid the affected citizens. The band participated in the mission, performing throughout affected areas to include Kabanomachi, and the band returned to perform again in 2024 to honor those lost in the disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Erica Ashley Huseby)
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Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition

U.S. Navy Sailors from the 3rd Fleet participate in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 along with U.S. Airmen, Guardians, Marines, and allies from Australia and the United Kingdom into a combined force in a live, virtual, and constructive environment at the 705th Combat Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 5, 2024. Last month, the exercise conducted live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific and a simultaneous 24-hour live, virtual, and constructive, or LVC, rolling scenario, tackling issues involving distributed command and control, communications degradation, logistics and sustainment challenges, and fighting through the tyranny of distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shelton Keel)
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240913-F-PM645-1820

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj Gen. Teru Matsuzaki, Air Defense Command chief of staff, gives remarks during Far East Tactics Analysis Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. The FETAT conference is an annual event that brings together operators and intelligence professionals from around the world to collaborate on information related to adversary air tactics, techniques, and procedures. This is the first year that representatives from Japan and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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240913-F-PM645-1849

Far East Tactics Analysis Team conference attendees pose for a photo after the conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. The FETAT conference is an annual event that brings together operators and intelligence professionals from around the world to collaborate on information related to adversary air tactics, techniques, and procedures. This is the first year that representatives from Japan and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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240913-F-PM645-1846

Far East Tactics Analysis Team conference attendees pose for a photo after the conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. The FETAT conference is an annual event that brings together operators and intelligence professionals from around the world to collaborate on information related to adversary air tactics, techniques, and procedures. This is the first year that representatives from Japan and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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240913-F-PM645-1845

U.S. Air Force Col. John Schutte, 5th Air Force deputy commander, gives remarks during Far East Tactics Analysis Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. The FETAT conference is an annual event that brings together operators and intelligence professionals from around the world to collaborate on information related to adversary air tactics, techniques, and procedures. This is the first year that representatives from Japan and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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240913-F-PM645-1834

Far East Tactics Analysis Team conference attendees listen a speech during the conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. The FETAT conference is an annual event that brings together operators and intelligence professionals from around the world to collaborate on information related to adversary air tactics, techniques, and procedures. This is the first year that representatives from Japan and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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240913-F-PM645-1821

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj Gen. Teru Matsuzaki, Air Defense Command chief of staff, gives remarks during Far East Tactics Analysis Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. The FETAT conference is an annual event that brings together operators and intelligence professionals from around the world to collaborate on information related to adversary air tactics, techniques, and procedures. This is the first year that representatives from Japan and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jesse Friedel, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center deputy commander and BE Commander Air Force forces/Combined/Joint Forces Air Component Commander, left, leads the first Bamboo Eagle 24-3 AFFOR Commander’s Update Brief with his AFFOR staff and air operations center staff at the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 31, 2024. Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 executed live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific and a simultaneous 24-hour live, virtual, and constructive rolling scenario, tackling issues involving distributed command and control, communications degradation, logistics and sustainment challenges, and tyranny of distance. (Papers on table were blurred for security purposes; photo cropped to focus on subjects.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Deb Henley)
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COMACC visits Shadow Operations Center-Nellis during Bamboo Eagle 24-3

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Finney, 805th Combat Training Squadron commander, right, welcomes Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, left, to the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, during exercise Bambo Eagle 24-3 execution, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 4, 2024. Wilsbach traveled to the ShOC-N to observe Bamboo Eagle 24-3 execution, a live-fly and a simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise, which tackled issues involving distributed command and control, communications degradation, logistics and sustainment challenges, and tyranny of distance. (Photo cropped to focus on subjects) (U.S. Air Force photo by Deb Henley)
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