• 21st ATF focus on combat readiness during JPMRC 26-01

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 21st Air Task Force and 21st Combat Air Base Squadron practice shooting stances as part of Close Quarters Battle training during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-01 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Nov. 6, 2025. These training events prepare the 21st ATF to

  • 21st ATF conducts training during JPMRC 26-01

    JPMRC 26-01 reinforced joint medical readiness and multi-domain operations as part of the 21st Air Task Forces’s Air Force Force Generation training cycle. The training prepared Airmen to execute the entire mortuary process in austere environments while operating as part of the Joint and

  • 21st ATF begins JPMRC 26-01 deployment training

    JPMRC 26-01 participants received briefings on exercise objectives, operational expectations, and logistics to ensure a unified approach throughout the exercise. Realistic training events like JPMRC 26-01 strengthen multinational interoperability and readiness while developing combat-credible

  • BTF: 9th EBS completes an engine change

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron swap an engine on a B-1B Lancer during a bomber task force deployment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2025. Completing heavy maintenance in a deployed environment proves Airmen can sustain a high level of readiness and

  • BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, loaded GBU-54 bombs during a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. Marking the first-ever B-1B Lancer munitions load in mainland Japan, the event underscored total force integration and enhanced

  • First stop as Chief of Staff of the Air Force: AFGSC

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach & his wife, Cindy Wilsbach, visited AFGSC, Nov. 19, for immersions into the command’s mission & modernization programs. This initial immersion, Wilsbach’s 1st official base visit as CSAF, underscored the command's pivotal role in the nation’s security.

  • BTF 26-1: 9th EBS B-1B Lancers arrive in Japan

    A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers, Airmen and support equipment from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2025, to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with Allies, partners, and joint forces and strategic

  • Death Strike 25-03 tests 7th BW with largest munitions push in years

    The 7th Munitions Squadron and the 28th Bomber Generation Squadron conducted a large-scale munitions exercise Sept. 22–25 as part of Death Strike 25-03, a quarterly training event held by the munitions squadron that tests rapid generation, movement and loading procedures required for wartime