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  • 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

  • USAF and PAF Enhance Regional Security

    The U.S. Air Force and Philippine Air Force integrated USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons and PAF FA-50s to conduct training over the Philippine Sea, Nov. 26, 2024. The USAF is committed to conducting bilateral training with the PAF, demonstrating interoperability and enhancing security architecture within

  • COMPACAF visits Vietnam to enhance regional cooperation

    In a historic visit, Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, traveled to Vietnam for delivery of five T6-C training aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Defence Air Force November 18-21, 2024.Schneider landed in the first T6-C aircraft before providing remarks at the formal acquisition

  • Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman Donates to CFC

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, smiles after filling out a Combined Federal Campaign pledge form at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 18, 2024. Standing with her is Master Sgt. Christian Walls, CFC representative for PACAF headquarters. CFC is the

  • Indonesia: DoD, USAID, and UN staff attend Tsunami Remembrance Event

    U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Carla Riner, Air National Guard advisor to the Pacific Air Forces Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, led a Department of Defense delegation at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for an Aceh Tsunami Museum special exhibit honoring US disaster relief after the 2004