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Timeline on returning Ospreys to flight remains murky, Air Force says
Air Force Special Operations Command wants to fly its Ospreys again, but doesn't have the information it needs to do so.
AC-130J Ghostrider flies close-air support at Exercise Balikatan, a first
The deployment of the Ghostrider, assigned to the 73rd Special Operations Squadron out of Hurlburt Field, Florida, also marked the first time the updated J model of the AC-130 has landed in or operated in Japan.
By Air Force Times staff
Airman who died in surfing accident on Okinawa identified
Air Force units and the Japanese Coast Guard searched for the airman for days.
Kadena airman goes missing while surfing
The airman went missing while surfing at Okinawa's northernmost point.
Ellsworth, Minneapolis St. Paul among 9 ‘red’ Air Force bases worldwide as COVID-19 cases rise
Service members would have to meet specific requirements or have an approved waiver to either leave the bases for another military installation or arrive for duty, according to DoD.
Okinawa urges US to do more to stop virus outbreak at bases while Marines report 36 new cases
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa urged the government on Wednesday to pressure the U.S. military to do more to stop an escalating coronavirus outbreak at American bases there that has infected more than 130 Marines.
Dozens affected by toxic exposure from fire at hazmat storage facility at Kadena
A fire in a hazerdous materials storage building at Kadena Air Base exposed dozens to toxic fumes.
By Howard Altman
Soldiers’ premature twins medically evacuated out of South Korea now receiving treatment at Walter Reed
The twins, Parker and Laine, were born 10 weeks early.
By Diana Stancy
DoDEA schools on Air Force bases in Japan to temporarily close, employ virtual learning
"I have been so scared about sending my children to school," an Air Force spouse said.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
By Diana Stancy