12 May 2020

B-1s conduct training in East China Sea, integrate with JASDF

11 Oct 2019

Panthers improve bilateral relations at Komatsu aviation training relocation

Airmen with the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit conducted an Aviation Training Relocation at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.

21 Jun 2019

RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 comes in for landing

After two weeks, approximately 2,000 sorties, and more than 1,700 total flying hours, RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 has officially come to a close.

12 Jun 2019

Pacific senior enlisted leaders meet for historic Red Flag-Alaska

Red Flag-Alaska 19-2—a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment—is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson through June 22.

28 Feb 2019

JASDF Cadets visit Team Kadena

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Officer Candidate School cadets and instructors visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. The tour allowed the cadets to better understand the operations and mission of the 18th Wing on Okinawa.

21 Feb 2019

Sri Lanka Air Force, JASDF, meet with USAF Search and Rescue

Representatives of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and Japanese Ministry of Defense participated in a trilateral search and rescue (SAR) exchange hosted by the 459th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2019.The exchange was a free flow of information regarding SAR practices between the SLAF, Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF), and

1 Feb 2019

Naha and Kadena Airmen foster goodwill at 2018 JAAGA Awards

12 Oct 2018

U.S., Japan increase interoperability during PACAF visit

26 Feb 2018

HA/DR exercise concludes at COPE NORTH 18

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -The 5-day humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise COPE NORTH 18, which allowed U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) to practice HA/DR relief efforts, concluded Feb. 23, 2018.

22 Feb 2018

Tri-lateral aeromedical personnel train at COPE NORTH 18

Personnel from multiple nations conducted aeromedical missions during the Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise COPE NORTH 18 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Feb. 19, 2018. U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and USAF