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March 17, 2023
18th Wing concludes base-wide readiness exercise

Thousands of 18th Wing Airmen strengthened their warfighting capabilities during a routine week-long readiness exercise March 13 – 17.
Feb. 28, 2023
Cope North 23: Trilateral integration at Iwo To strengthens capabilities

Ten U.S. Air Force airfield experts from Yokota and Andersen Air Base flew to the Japanese island of Iwo To to exchange skills with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners as part of the Cope North 23 field exercise, Feb. 21-22.Cope North 23 is a multilateral U.S.
Nov. 17, 2022
US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition

“Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
Nov. 9, 2022
ROK MPs/U.S. Defenders tackle Combat Readiness Course

U.S. Air Force 51st Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Republic of Korea Military Policemen respond to a simulated attacks during a joint Combat Readiness Course (CRC) at Osan Air Base, ROK, Nov. 3, 2022.The joint partners regularly train together to increase readiness, share best practices and
Aug. 25, 2022
Air Force Chief of Staff visits Indo-Pacific bases, stresses importance of DoD’s priority theater

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to locations across the Department of Defense’s priority theater Aug. 4-13, reinforcing U.S. and U.S. Air Force commitment to free and open Indo-Pacific and recognizing the contributions of Airmen and families serving there.Brown was able to
July 10, 2022
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploy to RAAF Base Amberley, Australia

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers arrived from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to support a Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force deployment, here July 10.
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,

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