Pacific Air Forces

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Name: Pacific Air Forces
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Partial impact of furloughs on Guam: $2.24M

THE implementation of furloughs, as announced by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last week, for about one-fourth of the Department of Defense civilian employees on Guam may mean about $2.24 million less in local payroll. The figure is based on information ... [Published Marianas Variety - Guam - May 19 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Australian Air Force leaders to arrive at Kirtland

5/17/2013 - KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Leaders from the Royal Australian Air Force will soon be arriving at Kirtland, as the Air Seniors National Representatives are meeting here May 18-21.The ASNR meeting is a bilateral forum for the RAAF and ... [Published Kirtland Air Force Base - May 17 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Army Pivots to Pacific Amidst NKorea Threats

U.S. Army units in the Pacific remain poised to respond to an attack from North Korea while trying to cope with the competing demands of the rebalance of forces to Asia and shrinking budgets, the top ground commander in the region said Monday.“The people ... [Published Military.com - May 14 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Lanterns Light Up Buddha Birthday Celebrations

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The following information was released by the Pacific Air Forces: by Senior Airman Alexis Siekert 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Armed Service members serving in an Asian country may have noticed the brightly-colored ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 09 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Misawa fighter jets break new training barriers

35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs5/2/2013 - MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon's radar warning emits an eerie, distinct pattern as the jet soars over the Northern Pacific Ocean, moving closer and closer toward hostile territory. The ... [Published Air Force Link - May 02 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Alaska ANG Trains for Deck Landings on USS Anchorage

The USS Anchorage's arrival created a unique opportunity for pilots of the Alaska Air National Guard this week, with five HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter pilots training on takeoffs and landings from the moving warship as it cruised into Anchorage.Maj. Brian ... [Published KTUU - May 03 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Airman from Bellwood recognized by his command

BELLWOOD - Jeff Hanna is incredibly proud of his son, Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Hanna, for being named the Pacific Air Forces' Outstanding Airmen of the Year in the airman category.Proud, certainly. But surprised? Not really."He's one of those kids," ... [Published Altoona Mirror - May 02 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

How to Lose a Sprint and a Marathon

Under sequestration, readiness is no longer assured.Page ContentAnyone who still feels the Defense Department overhyped the danger of sequestration is by now in denial. On April 9, the Air Force began standing down more than a dozen squadrons’ worth of ... [Published Airforce-magazine.com - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Aeromedical Evac team saves 3-day-old baby

AF File ImageAF File ImagePacific Air Forces Public Affairs4/30/2013 - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII -- The mission: get a newborn in dire need of heart surgery from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S. in the least amount of time while ensuring ... [Published Grand Forks Air Force Base - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

General officer assignments, promotions announced

The Defense Department announced the following assignments April 19:Brig. Gen. Paul H. McGillicuddy, who has been selected for the rank of major general, commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Southwest Asia, to director, operations, ... [Published Air Force Times - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Commander, US Pacific Air Forces share thoughts on current issues

General Hawk Carlisle, commander, Air Forces Pacific sits with AFN-Pacific Hawaii News Bureau, to get the general's thoughts and messages on the state of Air Forces in the Pacific. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia ... [Published DVIDS - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

PACAF chief Begert: N. Korea 'serious'

Stars and StripesPacific Air Forces commander Gen. William Begert.Wayne Specht / S&SMISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Labeling North Korea as “a serious situation,” the top Air Force commander in the Pacific said Thursday that B-52 bombers and F-117 Stealth fighters ... [Published Stars and Stripes - Apr 21 2013]

Quotes

"This meeting is an opportunity for our two air forces to come together to discuss ideas, issues and topics central to our mutual security and lay the foundation for action plans that enhance interoperability between our air space and cyber forces" said Maj Gen. Johnston, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs
"We had the patient safe and evacuated from McMurdo Station to Christchurch within 66 hours of us leaving McChord Field" said Lt Col. Scott Ryan, 97th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, who was one of the pilots on the rescue crew
A memo Tuesday from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said employees in Navy shipyards will be excepted from furlough "because it would be particularly difficult to make up delays in maintenance work on nuclear vessels and these vessels are critical to mission success."
"You have to take into account the waves and the way the ship's moving" Kile said. "It's actually a moving target."

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Partial impact of furloughs on Guam: $2.24M [Published Marianas Variety - Guam - May 19 2013]
Royal Australian Air Force leaders to arrive at... [Published Kirtland Air Force Base - May 17 2013]
Team McChord deploys for second medical evacuation [Published McChord Air Force Base - May 17 2013]
Defense workers' furlough days cut [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Army Pivots to Pacific Amidst NKorea Threats [Published Military.com - May 14 2013]
Lanterns Light Up Buddha Birthday Celebrations [Published HighBeam Research - May 09 2013]
Australian USARPAC Deputy General of Operations... [Published DVIDS - May 07 2013]
Alaska ANG Trains for Deck Landings on USS Anch... [Published KTUU - May 03 2013]
Misawa fighter jets break new training barriers [Published Air Force Link - May 02 2013]
Airman from Bellwood recognized by his command [Published Altoona Mirror - May 02 2013]
How to Lose a Sprint and a Marathon [Published Airforce-magazine.com - May 01 2013]
Aeromedical Evac team saves 3-day-old baby [Published Grand Forks Air Force Base - Apr 30 2013]
94TH AAMDC SUCCESSFULLY PLANS, COMPLETES ITS QU... [Published United States Army - Apr 25 2013]
General officer assignments, promotions announced [Published Air Force Times - Apr 23 2013]
Commander, US Pacific Air Forces share thoughts... [Published DVIDS - Apr 23 2013]
Sequestration impact on combat aviation: decrea... [Published Air Force Link - Apr 22 2013]
AF: Fighters might be grounded, but pilots coul... [Published Stars and Stripes - Apr 22 2013]
PACAF chief Begert: N. Korea 'serious' [Published Stars and Stripes - Apr 21 2013]
MILITARY $106,367 Federal Contract Awarded to P... [Published Equities.com - Apr 20 2013]
General to receive promotion to post at Pearl H... [Published Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Apr 19 2013]
US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of ... [Published ITbriefing - Apr 18 2013]
[Infographic] Breakdown of the U.S. Air Force s... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 16 2013]
Obama triples milcon projects for Andersen, Nav... [Published Marianas Variety - Guam - Apr 15 2013]
US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of ... [Published ITbriefing - Apr 15 2013]
Costs of war on terror causing pilots to reduce... [Published Stars and Stripes - Apr 14 2013]
Operation ‘Deep Freeze’ wraps up for the season [Published militaryfeed.com - Apr 10 2013]
The B-1 bombers allegedly deploying to Guam wer... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 10 2013]
U.S. Air Force says B-1s were not deployed to G... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 06 2013]
The U.S. is not sending B-1 bombers to Guam [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Apr 06 2013]
Pacific Air Forces wins highest AF safety award [Published militaryfeed.com - Mar 01 2013]
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[Infographic] Breakdown of the U.S. Air Force s... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 16 2013]
Prepared by  Al Clark the following exclusive infographic maps all the unit groundings recently ordered by the U.S. Air Force as a consequence of sequestration-related budget cuts . The colors used in the infographic are: White, for Combat Mission ...
Operation ‘Deep Freeze’ wraps up for the season [Published militaryfeed.com - Apr 10 2013]
Photos 1 of 3 Personnel from the National Science Foundation depart an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on October 28, 2010. (courtesy photo) Download HiRes Personnel from the National Science Foundation travel ...
The B-1 bombers allegedly deploying to Guam wer... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 10 2013]
Last week we reported about the alleged deployment of seven B-1B strategic bombers to Guam exposed by the radio comms in the clear intercepted by an airband listener. Around  09.00 pm CDT (GMT -5) on Apr. 3, from his station in Amarillo, Texas, Steve ...
U.S. Air Force says B-1s were not deployed to G... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 06 2013]
It looks like the B-1Bs strategic bombers heard last week by milair monitoring expert Steve Douglass did not deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam . A couple of nights ago, from his monitoring station in Amarillo, Douglass heard a flight of seven ...
The U.S. is not sending B-1 bombers to Guam [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Apr 06 2013]
Despite reports that are beginning to circulate on the Internet, the U.S. is not sending B-1 Lancer heavy bombers to its massive Pacific Ocean base on Guam."They're not at Guam," a U.S. Pacific Air Forces spokeswoman just told Killer Apps. "They definitely ...
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