Dec. 2, 2021 70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 6, 2021. Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and
Sept. 23, 2021 Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or
April 30, 2021 25th ASOS demonstrates JADC2 capabilities U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, visited the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) at Wheeler Army Airfield. Hawaii, April 23.
Dec. 9, 2020 Sky’s The Limit: Marines trailblaze multiservice ATC program When two Marine air traffic controllers (ATC) faced a once in a lifetime opportunity to help safely operate the busiest airfield in the Republic of Korea (ROK), they eagerly accepted the challenge. The task paired Pennsylvania natives, Sgt. Adam Burse, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan,
Nov. 13, 2020 Electronic Warfare: ten years in making For approximately a decade, members of the 51st Maintenance Squadron Electronic Warfare section searched for one integral part of an F-16 Fighting Falcon electronic countermeasure (ECM) pod. Not a detriment to mission success, the pod was cannibalized for parts in the interim.
Nov. 9, 2020 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron tests standard operating procedures to support warfighting readiness The 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) tests new standard operating procedures (SOP) to issue gear during the Tropic Tempest exercise from Nov. 3-5, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH).The new SOP highlights the 647th LRS’s operational capabilities and meets the public health
Nov. 9, 2020 Semper Venandi: Osan advances the hunt OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Now home to the 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron – Detachment 2, Team Osan proudly hosts the newly activated unit, and the first to fall under the U.S. Space Force in the Republic of Korea, November 5, 2020.The transition of Air Combat
Oct. 23, 2020 Four teams one fight: Red Flag-Alaska 21-1 comes to a close “30 seconds, 10 seconds, 5 seconds, 3…2…1...hack. Welcome to debrief.” With that, the 353rd Combat Training Squadron concluded RED FLAG-Alaska 21-1 signifying the end of RF-A 2020 season.
Sept. 17, 2020 Unforgotten Heroes: Osan honors POW/MIA Day Team Osan commemorated our nation’s prisoners of war and those missing in action during a POW/MIA Memorial ceremony on base, Sept. 16, 2020.
July 28, 2020 Yokota CBRN training adapts to pandemic constraints Members of the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron Emergency Management team have found a way to continue the mission while limiting the risk of COVID-19 transmission by moving Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training to the great outdoors, July 22, 2020, Yokota Air Base, Japan.