General Curtis M. Scaparrotti

Need rapid runway repair? We know people 👷

Kadena Air Base Airmen & members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force_ENG operated side-by-side, repairing more than 70 craters on a simulated airfield.
Find out more 👇
https://www.pacaf.af.mil/.../building-bilateral.../

Falcons & Raptors & Eagles & Lightning, oh my! 🦅 ⚡

Our fighter squadron maintainers and aircrew ensure we are are always ready to project , anytime, anywhere.

Air Combat Command | U.S. Pacific Air Forces | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa

💪 Building strength through partnership 🤝

F-15Cs from the 67th Fighter Squadron flew with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s over the East China Sea during a joint training exercise. Kadena Air Base routinely conducts combined exercises to deter, protect and enhance our abilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
More 👇
https://www.kadena.af.mil/.../usaf-jasdf-demonstrate.../

Hear the thunder? Must be lightning⚡⚡

F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Hill AFB, Utah, arrived in Guam to support Northern Edge 23-2, a combined & joint, all-domain field training exercise. Participants came together to advance interoperability and grow shared capabilities within the area of responsibility.

The 168th Wing from Eielson Air Force Base trained with U.S. Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and Japan Self-Defense Force service members to enhance readiness in simulated combat environments while celebrating 100 years of aerial refueling.

U.S. Pacific Air Forces

: In February 2021, the Versatile Integrated Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit, created by ’s Master Sgt’s Jason Yunker and Timothy Peters, was a finalist innovation at the Air Force’s Spark Tank.

The VIPER kit has been utilized to enable rapid refueling of aircraft with any existing fuel infrastructure–anytime, anywhere. Recently, it was used to refuel B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, for the first time ever in Romania! ⛽✈ 🇷🇴

U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa | United States Air Force | Spark Tank | Dyess Air Force Base

No pain, no gain 💪
Defenders with the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base try out for Global Strike Challenge 2023. Global Strike Challenge provides various categories of competition for USAF security forces, as well as Airmen in the missile, bomber & helicopter operational & maintenance communities.

https://www.afgsc.af.mil/.../global-strike-challenge-2023/

Bringing Allied !

NORAD aircraft practiced strategic bomber intercepts with two B-1 Lancers during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, practicing our strategic defensive capabilities.

📸 by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover
U.S. Northern Command

Go with the flow 🌊

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets learned water survival techniques during combat survival training at Kettle Lake with guidance from SERE specialists and CST cadet cadre.

Our commitment to our Allies 🤝

Exercise Air Defender 2023 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.

NATO | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa

We deliver:
World's Greatest Airmen ✅
Tanks ✅
Equipment ✅
Airpower ✅

Airmen secure a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank in a C-17 Globemaster III & send it to the Central Command area of responsibility for use in Exercise Iron Union.

U.S. Air Forces Central | U.S. Central Command | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing

✈️ 💪 — The U.S. Air Force Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses providing advanced training in weapons & tactics to both officer & enlisted members of combat & mobility air forces.
USAF Weapons School | Air Combat Command | U.S. Navy

For us, just about every seat is a window seat! 💺

Refuelers create "air bridges" over great distances, allowing aircraft to increase their range to every place on the globe. Air Mobility Command | 157th Air Refueling Wing

U.S. Soldiers from the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (3 CAB, 3 ID) conduct aerial gunnery training with Partners and Allies in Exercise Immediate Response 23 in North Macedonia. Multinational exercises strengthen our operational readiness in Europe. U.S. Army Europe and Africa 4th Infantry Division

U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Caitlin Wilkins

Great night live-fire demonstration by the 75th Field Artillery Brigade during Exercise Spring Storm 23 in Estonia. Spring Storm is the largest annual military exercise in Estonia, and it focuses on enhancing combined operations between the U.S., Estonians, Partner and Allied Forces. U.S. Army U.S. Army Europe and Africa III Armored Corps US Army Fort Sill

The National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Agustín Montañez