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  • USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

    Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota Air Base as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 and met 374th Airlift Wing leadership to gain a site picture of MG23 operations at Yokota from the host-wing

  • Northern Edge: ACE in Action

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, 374th Airlift Wing, 4th Fighter Wing and the 354th Fighter Wing, 366th Fighter Wing and 35th Fighter Wing recently partnered with Japan Self-Defense Forces to enhance Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities from dispersed locations during Northern

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff transits through Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th AW command chief, greeted U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2023.

  • Easy in easy out, KC-135 hot pit refueling

    A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron,Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., takes off from a runway after a hot-pit refuel on a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian 23 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2023. The hot-pit refueling process resulted in an

  • USAF, JASDF demonstrate Pacific partnership

    U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles and Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s fly in formation over the Sea of Japan, July 12, 2023. Conducting joint training enhances the lethality and readiness of U.S. forces and its ability to project superior airpower to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • C-130J Super Hercules flies strong during Northern Edge

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D’Angelo Seabron, 36th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmaster, communicates with pilots during a flight aboard a C-130J Super Hercules en-route to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 10, 2023. Aircrew remain in constant communication during a flight, ensuring

  • PACAF Band plays Fussa Tanabata Festival 2023

    Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and “Final Approach,” the rock music group from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific Asia, were invited to attend and perform at the 2023 Fussa City Tanabata Festival. This is the first Tanabata festival in four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Precision takes practice

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, watches as a C-130J Super Hercules is offloaded during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, 7 July, 2023. This exercise provides the opportunity for U.S. military personnel to sharpen their skills and to practice

  • Northern Edge 23 sharpens the force

    Airman 1st Class Michael Moses, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engines apprentice, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Elizabeth Luke, 909th Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, connect hydraulic latches to the main landing gear door at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 7, 2023. Kadena is committed

  • Kadena exercises joint operations

    Senior Airman Nikolaus Riley, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, steers a vehicle in support of bi-lateral operations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 7, 2023. Kadena regularly hosts visiting joint, allied and partner forces to conduct missions to enhance our