Australian Minister of Defense Visit To PACOM

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: Monday Sep. 18, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris met with Australian Minister of Defence Marise Payne, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Adm. Harris welcomed the Minister’s first visit to PACOM headquarters. During Adm. Harris’ most recent trip to Australia last June, he participated with Minister Payne in…

Singapore Participates in Red Flag 17-4

09/22/2017
09/22/2017: The 428th Fighter Squadron participated in Red Flag 17-4 at Nellis Air Force Base from August 14, 2017 to August 25, 2017. MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, SC, UNITED STATES 08.28.2017 Video by Senior Airman Citiyah Burton 366th Fighter Wing

RAF Lakenheath F-15s to Lithuania in Support of Baltic Air Policing 2017

09/21/2017
09/21/2017: Seven F-15Cs deployed from RAF Lakenheath are in Lithuania to conduct NATO Air Policing. The United States Air Force assumed control of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission from the Polish air force during a hand-over, take-over ceremony at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, Aug. 30, 2017. LITHUANIA 08.30.2017 Video by Tech.…

SPMAGTF Trains with Spanish Paras

09/21/2017
09/21/2017: U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish paratroopers practice aerial delivery of troops and cargo via a Marine KC-130J Hercules aircraft near Torrejón Air Base, Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. 08.21.2017 Video by Cpl. Jodson…

Supporting Aussie F/A-18F Super Hornets in the Middle East

09/19/2017
09/19/2017: The essential support sections for the F/A-18F Super Hornet are key in ensuring the aircraft is prepared and ready to fly the next mission. In this video we take a look at the maintenance, armaments and life support sections and what happens between returning from a mission and getting the…

Refueling Wedgetail: KDC-10 from Royal Netherlands Air Force

09/19/2017
09/19/2017: The E-7A Wedgetail as part of the Air Task Group (ATG) recently completed an operational level clearance with a Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 Multi-Role Tanker Transport while flying in support of Operation OKRA. Operational clearance used when short notice clearance is required for critical opertational requirments. The Wedgetail is…

C-130 Fire Fighting

09/18/2017
09/18/2017: A U.S. Air National Guard C-130J Aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) follow a U.S. Forrest Service lead plane under a large column of smoke preparing to drop retardant on the Pier Fire southeast of Fresno California, August 30, 2017. Air…