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March 26, 2024
U.S., Philippine Air Force to conduct exercise Cope Thunder for enhanced bilateral cooperation

Cope Thunder - Philippines 24-1, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin on April 8 with primary flight operations over the newly renovated runway at Basa Air Base, Philippines, and run through April 19. CT-PH24-1 aims to facilitate bilateral fighter training with the
Sept. 19, 2023
U.S. facilitates Philippine Air Force AOC, ISR training

At the request of the government of the Philippines, the 505th Training Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, sent a team of U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit instructors to Villamor Air Base, Philippines, from Aug. 10-19. The instructors trained twenty-eight members
Aug. 24, 2023
US, Philippine maintainers conduct SME exchange

Leaders from the 374th Maintenance Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, visited Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, Philippines, to conduct a subject matter expert exchange with their Philippine Air Force counterparts July 22–29.
Aug. 16, 2023
Pacific Airlift Rally, Pacific Air Force's multinational humanitarian exercise, begins in the Philippines

Strong multinational coalitions and cohesive working relationships are the foundation of mission success.
March 16, 2023
Fifth gen fighters debut in the Philippines during bilateral integration

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors from the 525th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, with support from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, traveled to Clark Air Base, Philippines, to integrate and train
Feb. 7, 2023
Malmstrom RED HORSE Squadron builds relationships in Philippines

Airmen from the 819th RED HORSE Squadron out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, traveled to the Philippines to work alongside their Philippine Air Force counterparts in a Field Training Event, Jan. 23 through Feb. 3.
Oct. 27, 2022
US Air Force Mobile Military Training Team Builds Capacity in the Philippines

Air advisors from the 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron, the only air advising squadron aligned to the Indo-Pacific, led a Mobile Training Team in the Philippines, Sept. 5-15, 2022, as part of the U.S. building partnership capacity initiative.
May 23, 2019
COMPACAF visit enhances relationship with Philippine Air Force

U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., traveled to the Philippines May 15 to 17 to meet with senior officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF).
April 27, 2018
Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters take off during a familiarization flight during a Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange at Cebu, Philippines, April 23, 2018. The exchange is the sixth iteration of U.S.-Philippine Air Contingent established by U.S. Pacific Command and executed by Headquarters
Aug. 24, 2017
Aviation Subject Matter Exchange Unites U.S., Philippine Airmen

On August 16, 2017 airmen from Pacific Air Forces reunited with their counterparts from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines as part of an ongoing series of air contingent exchanges between military professionals.This marks the fifth iteration of the exchange,

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