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F-15EX Fighters Deploy to Japan for Training as Kadena Prepares for New Jets

July 14, 2025 | By Chris Gordon
Two F-15EX Eagle II fighters arrived for training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12 as the base gears up to receive a permanent fleet of the jets.

In Purge, Trump Fires Brown, Slife, Franchetti, and More

Feb. 21, 2025 | By Chris Gordon
President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announcing his intent to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John "Dan" Caine to replace him in a social media post Feb. 21.

PACAF Boss: As China Expands Reach of Missiles and Warplanes, US Needs ‘Inside Force’

Dec. 8, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
The People’s Republic of China is expanding the range of its missiles and aircraft farther and farther beyond its shores, causing the U.S. Air Force to double down on its commitment to agile combat employment and focus on the complex logistics of a potential Indo-Pacific ...

PACAF Boss Helps Deliver First US Aircraft to Vietnam in Decades

Nov. 26, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kevin B. Schneider and other Airmen delivered five T-6 Texan trainer aircraft to Vietnam last week—the first U.S. aircraft delivery to the country since the Vietnam War. 

Air Force to Keep Up Bombers Rotations in Australia amid China’s ‘Heavy-Handedness’

Sept. 23, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
Pacific Air Forces will continue bomber deployments to Australia, with regional allies increasingly “welcoming” them amid China's "heavy-handedness." PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider also said that the bombers will work on anti-ship strikes in the theater.

PACAF Looks to Australia, Japan for Battle Management Help as It Waits for Wedgetail

Sept. 19, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley and Chris Gordon
PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider wants the new E-7 Wedgetail "sooner rather than later" and plans on leveraging Australia's E-7s and Japanese E-2s for a smooth transition. Schneider also says air domain awareness should be a layered solution, stressing ground-based capabilities.

‘A Fine Balance’: How to Manage More Exercises Versus Readiness

Sept. 18, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
The Air Force and Space Force will have to manage a delicate balance between building readiness and preparing forces as they conduct more realistic, large-scale exercises, senior leaders said Sept. 18 at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

PACAF Tracks China and Russia’s Growing Ties—But Leaders Also See ‘Limits’

Sept. 16, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
With Russia and China ramping up joint military operations in recent months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of Pacific Air Forces, said he is keeping a close watch. He and other experts also noted the lessons Beijing can learn from their collaboration and potential limits to ...

PACAF, Allies Plan for More Complex, Large-Scale Exercises in the Indo-Pacific

Feb. 14, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
As part of its re-optimization effort, the Air Force is planning to implement more large-scale exercises to improve readiness. That will start with a major one next year in the Indo-Pacific, leaders said at the AFA Warfare Symposium, followed by still more in the years ...

New PACAF Boss: Actions Now Will Have ‘Long-Lasting Impacts’ in the Indo-Pacific

Feb. 9, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
Gen. Kevin B. Schneider took command of the Pacific Air Forces, succeeding Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach in a Feb. 9 ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. Schneider has deep operational experience in the Indo-Pacific; he previously served as commander of U.S. Forces-Japan and the ...
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