Latest "u.s. indo-pacific command" stories

Then-Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, waves during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Mastalir is now a brigadier general in charge of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, the service's first component command. (Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie/Air Force)

Space Force opens first regional command headquarters in Indo-Pacific

It’s the first time that the U.S. will have a staff solely focused on integrating military satellite- and radar-based missions into Pacific operations.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 weeks ago

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot calculates air time and determines the aircraft's status upon arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 23, 2022. This aircraft flew from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of a "dynamic force employment" operation, which is designed as a way for Pacific Air Forces to exercise their ability to generate combat air power from dynamic force elements while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain these elements in geographically-separated and contested environments. (Airman 1st Class Courtney Sebastianelli/Air Force)

A-10 Warthogs to brush up on maritime combat in Pacific deployment

The Air Force is reimagining the role of the A-10C attack plane, a counterterrorism mainstay, for a new kind of fight.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 weeks ago

Air Force’s first Pacific MQ-9 squadron comes at crossroads for drone

The 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will provide eyes in the sky over east Asia.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 weeks ago

B-1B bombers return to Diego Garcia island base after 15 years

Lancers showed up after China began holding military air drills near Taiwan and launched a joint naval exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

US Indo-Pacific commander reaffirms alliance with Japan amid China territorial claims

The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command held talks with top Japanese officials and reaffirmed their alliance amid China’s increasingly assertive claims.

18 months ago

‘Northern Edge’ brings firepower to Alaska, with an eye on Arctic jockeying

Pacific Air Forces will lead the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps in the biennial, 12-day Northern Edge exercise beginning May 3.

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 months ago