Aug. 4, 2021 Pacific Iron 2021: A Fast, Flexible Force U.S. Air Force service members from the Pacific Air Forces participated in Operation Pacific Iron, a PACAF dynamic force employment operation taking place in July 2021. Kadena Air Base, home of the 18th Wing, was an indispensable asset in the operation, providing communications throughout PACAF via
May 7, 2021 ACE: A light, lean and fast Air Force U.S. service members from the 18th Wing, as well as Airmen from Misawa and Yokota worked in conjunction with Marines during an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, the week of May 3, 2021.During the three-day event multiple units such as the 18th Wing Petroleum, Oil and
March 19, 2021 Hawaii aircraft maintenance units execute C-17 to F-22 refueling Total Force Initiative (TFI) Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam executed ground refueling between two separate and contrasting airframes Feb. 25.Airmen from the active-duty 15th Maintenance Group (MXG) and Hawaii Air National Guard 154th MXG successfully transferred fuel from a C-17
Feb. 5, 2021 Firebirds training in southwestern US highlights C-17 capabilities On the morning of Jan. 8, 2021, 13 U.S. Airmen, all assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, boarded a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft and flew from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to March Air Reserve Base, California. Their mission: to train and prepare for global operations in a deployed
Dec. 18, 2020 Team Misawa ACE week enhances capabilities U.S. Airmen from various units in the 35th Fighter Wing conducted a weeklong Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, 7 through 11 Dec.
Dec. 9, 2020 Yokota RAWS revive mobile navigation aid, drive PACAF’s airfield ACE concept Starting with a broken piece of electronic equipment, a small team of Yokota Airmen from the 374th Operations Support Squadron are leading the way in developing Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept. Yokota’s Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems (RAWS) shop engineered a fix for a
March 30, 2020 Yokota performs first-ever C-130J assault landing on Foxtrot taxiway For the first time ever, Team Yokota conducted a C-130J assault landing on the Foxtrot taxiway March 26.
March 17, 2020 Misawa Airmen continue Agile Combat Employment training The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” That’s true in how we learn, how we teach, and even how the military operates in the defense of the United States, its interests, and its allies.It is that thought of change that 24 U.S. Airmen assigned to various
Feb. 5, 2020 Special Tactics operators simulate first-ever extreme cold weather FARP with next generation fighters For the first time, aircrew with the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, along with a team of Special Tactics Airmen carried out a simulated FARP for F-22 Raptors assigned to Pacific Air Forces’ 3rd Wing in an extreme cold weather environment during Emerald Warrior at
Oct. 10, 2019 As Polar Force ends, improvements are just beginning Oct. 10 marks the end of Polar Force 20-1, a biannual two-week mission readiness exercise designed to test multiple elements of the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept of operations.