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  • Optimizing decision advantage through human-machine team experimentation

    The Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team hosted the first software sprint experiment to examine software solutions for enhanced command and control in conjunction with the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, at the Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O,

  • USFJ, 5AF host combined commanders conference

    Commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and spouses from 24 units throughout the Indo-Pacific region gathered for a combined U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commanders conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7-8, to discuss military force structure, access to medical care and quality of life.

  • A Joyful Farewell: 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

  • Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition

    Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 integrated U.S. Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, Marines, and allies from Australia and the United Kingdom into a combined force to train for a possible conflict in the era of Great Power Competition. The exercise conducted live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific and a

  • Yokota honors Patriot Day with tower run event

    The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Yokota Fire Department held a 9/11 Memorial Tower Run competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2024. Teams and individuals from Yokota and surrounding areas took part in the run, racing against the clock to earn rewards based on their performance. This

  • Joint forces conduct C-17 ground training

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 16th Airlift Squadron and Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Landing Support Battalion conducted a joint force C-17 Globemaster III ground training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2024. The training provided Marines with a hands-on

  • Air Force examines emerging tactics during Bamboo Eagle

    More than 10,000 personnel from the Department of Defense, the United Kingdom, and Australia participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a combat-representative exercise including operational test and evaluation experts from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron. The OT&E experts’ mission was to