B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrived in Guam on Jan. 30, just a few days ahead of Pacific Air Forces’ largest multilateral exercise, Cope North. The long-range bombers assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing landed at Andersen Air Force Base to take ...
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Two B-1 bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, have deployed to Singapore for joint exercises. The pair of Lancers arrived at Paya Lebar Air Base on the island nation on Jan. 18 and also engaged in separate training with four F-15 Eagles from the ...
Forty-three days after a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan, the Pentagon has halted search and recovery operations, Air Force Special Operations Command announced Jan. 11. Of the eight Airmen killed in the crash, the remains of one, Maj. Eric ...
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers flew from the mainland U.S. to participate for the second ever trilateral aerial exercise with South Korea and Japan on Dec. 20—the latest in a surge of bomber exercises over the Korean Peninsula in 2023.
The eight Airmen aboard the CV-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan were declared dead as the operation transitioned to search and recovery Dec. 5.
After a nearly weeklong search, U.S. and Japanese search teams located most of the wreckage of U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and the remains of most of its crew members.
The U.S. Air Force and Navy both contributed aircraft to an impressive 33-plane "elephant walk" on the runway of Kadena Air Base in Japan on Nov. 21. The nearly three dozen aircraft included nine different types, showing off the range of capabilities at the base, ...
The U.S. is working to expand how much it shares from its Shared Early Warning System with South Korea, also known as the Republic of Korea, to counter missile threats from North Korea. The move was confirmed during the annual U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting in ...
The 374th Airlift Wing at Japan's Yokota Air Base held its annual Beverly Morning 24-1 training exercise starting Oct. 16, focusing on its ability to rapidly respond to threats and deploy in less-than-ideal conditions across the Indo-Pacific.
The air forces of the U.S., South Korea and Japan held their first ever trilateral aerial exercise Oct. 22. One American B-52 bomber and three U.S. F-16s flew alongside two F-15Ks from the Republic of Korea Air Force, and four F-2s from the Japan Air ...
The Space Force may establish a combatant component in Japan soon, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Saltzman said in a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25. According to multiple media reports, Saltzman said setting up a new unit in Japan represents the "next phase" ...
Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, head of U.S. Strategic Command, made his first visit to the western Pacific region since assuming office on Dec. 9 last year, holding talks on strategic deterrence with senior leaders from both Japan and South Korea.