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July 8, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: US Airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise

A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen, and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 8, 2025.
July 8, 2025
REFORPAC 2025: High-powered international team ready to conduct Air Force’s largest Pacific contingency-response exercise

U.S. Pacific Air Forces, multinational and sister-service partners will conduct exercise Resolute Force Pacific July 10 - August 8, 2025, across several locations throughout the Pacific, including Guam and Japan.
July 6, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: US and Philippine Air Forces to begin exercise Cope Thunder

Cope Thunder - Philippines 25-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin July 7th, with primary flight operations over Basa Air Base, Philippines, and is scheduled to run through July 18.
July 1, 2025
PIC kicks off their multilateral military engagement, SHORAD Symposium ‘25

The Pacific Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted its first multilateral Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) Symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, between June 23-26, 2025.
July 1, 2025
COMPACAF hosts conference with 17 international Air Force commanders

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted a quarterly Pacific Air Chiefs Virtual Conference (PAC VTC) with Air Chiefs and Chiefs’ representatives from 17 Allies and partners participating in the call at PACAF Headquarters, Hawaii, June 25, 2025.
June 27, 2025
Military leaders honor veterans at 75th Korean War Memorial

Senior leaders from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Space Force joined more than a 100 local leaders and veterans in commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Korean War, of which more than 5,000 Hawaiians served during the conflict, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,
June 18, 2025
Expeditionary Theater Support Group established in Guam, Further Enhancing Air Force’s Indo-Pacific Capabilities

The 356th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group was officially redesignated as the 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group during a change of command ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 18, 2025.
June 18, 2025
Japan, Republic of Korea and U.S. air forces conduct trilateral defensive counter-air training

Fighter aircraft from Japan, the Republic of Korea and the U.S. conducted trilateral flight training June 18, in the Indo-Pacific.
June 9, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Red Flag 25-2 to Begin in Alaska

Red Flag-Alaska 25-2, a Pacific Air Forces sponsored exercise, is scheduled for June 12-27, 2025, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. Approximately 1500 service
June 2, 2025
Strategic Integration and Deterrence Take Center Stage in Bamboo Eagle

As the pace and scale of joint operations continue to intensify in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Air Force and its partners are drawing strategic insights from Bamboo Eagle 25-1, a large-scale exercise designed to refine the command-and-control capabilities needed for the future fight. Held this

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