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  • Air Force honors American Samoa during its 125th Flag Day

    Brig. Gen. Alan Matney, Reserve assistant to the U.S. Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, joined Pulaali’i Pula, Governor of American Samoa, Dr. Josh Green, Governor of Hawaii, and other dignitaries in commemorating the 125th American Samoa Flag Day celebration in Pago Pago, American Samoa, April

  • Beverly Sunrise 25-03: All In, Nothing Less

    Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing (FW), alongside joint partners, executed Beverly Sunrise 25-03, a full-spectrum readiness exercise designed to strengthen operational capabilities, enhance Mission Ready Airmen (MRA) proficiency, and reinforce the wing’s ability to project combat airpower in

  • Multinational Aircrews Showcase Interoperability During OCD 24 Interfly

    Five nations took to the skies together as U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force aircrews executed a multinational “interfly” mission to culminate Operation Christmas Drop 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base,

  • Readiness Doesn’t Rest: Multilateral Maintenance Powers OCD 24

    Whether they’re under the glow of floodlights cutting through the Pacific night, or bathing in the rays of the tropical Guam sun, maintainers from the U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force are working side by side as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024 to ensure C-130Js delivering bundles

  • Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

    High above the Pacific, Santa’s grey sleighs roared to life Dec. 8 as C-130 Hercules aircrews from five allied nations began dropping humanitarian-like aid bundles as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. The annual mission, now in its 73rd year, brings together aircrews from the United States,

  • 374 AW Airmen arrive at Andersen AFB for OCD 24

    The Operation Christmas Drop 2024 logo is displayed on a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers supplies and gifts to more than 58 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of

  • 5AF Commander Inducted into the Order of the Sword

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp was celebrated by Airmen, Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors in joyful farewells last week as he prepares to relinquish command of U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force. Rupp was inducted into the Pacific Air Forces Order of the Sword on Oct. 4, becoming the