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190516-F-EA129-1242

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 96th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, receives fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker during Northern Edge (NE19), May 16, 2019, over the Gulf of Alaska. Approximately 10,000 service members participated in exercise NE19, which enables joint forces to sharpen their skills in the unique ranges of Alaska and practice responding to crises in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric M. Fisher)
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190516-F-HP918-1239

An 18th Wing patch on the shoulder of a 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot as he prepares for flight during exercise Northern Edge, May 16, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Units participating in Northern Edge have access to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which is one of the largest training ranges in the world, with approximately 65,000 square miles of available airspace; 2,500 square miles of land and 42,000 square nautical miles of surface, subsurfaces and overlying airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kayshel Trudell)
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190516-F-HP918-1248

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) patch on the shoulder of a 909th ARS pilot as he prepares for flight during exercise Northern Edge, May 16, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Units participating in Northern Edge have access to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which is one of the largest training ranges in the world, with approximately 65,000 square miles of available airspace; 2,500 square miles of land and 42,000 square nautical miles of surface, subsurfaces and overlying airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kayshel Trudell)
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190516-F-HP918-1006

Four U.S. Air Force 909th Air Refueling Squadron Airmen discuss flight plans during exercise Northern Edge, May 16, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Alaska provides unparalleled aerial ranges, airspace and support infrastructure from two Air Force bases which is unavailable anywhere else in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kayshel Trudell)
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190516-F-HP918-1180

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Manz, a boom operator assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, walks through a KC-135R Stratotanker during exercise Northern Edge, May 16, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is designed to sharpen participants’ tactical combat skills, to improve command, control and communication relationships and to develop plans and programs across the Joint Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kayshel Trudell)
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190516-F-HP918-1237

The cockpit of a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker before flight during Northern Edge, May 16, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Approximately 10,000 service members participated in exercise Northern Edge 2019, which enables joint forces to sharpen their skills in the unique ranges of Alaska and practice responding to crises in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kayshel Trudell)
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Guardians of the Pacific

A U.S. Air Force 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron B-1B Lancer, assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., conducts air-to-air refueling training with a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the vicinity of the East China Sea, Sept. 18, 2017. The B-1B is a long-range, multi-role heavy bomber is capable of intercontinental flight at more than 30,000 feet, carrying a weapons payload of 75,000 lbs., and its synthetic aperture radar can track and engage moving vehicles with self-targeting and terrain-following modes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Guardians of the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bruce Freed, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, spots an aircraft during approach procedures during air-to-air refueling operations over the vicinity of the East China Sea Sept. 18, 2017. The 909th ARS conducted refueling operations with 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron B-1B Lancers, assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.. This type of training enhances interoperability between wings and enables stronger integration of forces protecting U.S. and allied interests throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Guardians of the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bruce Freed, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, manipulates boom controls during air-to-air refueling operations over the vicinity of the East China Sea Sept. 18, 2017. The 909th ARS conducts around-the-clock joint and bilateral training in support of all air operations units dedicated to protecting the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Guardians of the Pacific

A U.S. Air Force 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron B-1B Lancer, assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., receives fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the vicinity of the East China Sea, Sept. 18, 2017. The Lancer serves as premier platform for America’s long-range bomber force, carrying the largest conventional payload of guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Guardians of the Pacific

U.S. Air Force 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron B-1B Lancers, assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., receive fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the vicinity of the East China Sea, Sept. 18, 2017. The multi-mission B-1B is America’s premier long-range bomber, capable of carrying the largest payload of Air Force weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Joint Deterrence: U.S. and Pacific Allies respond to North Korea missile launch

A U.S. Air Force B1-B Lancer receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese air space August 31, 2017. Two B1-Bs, with U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs, made contact with Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) aircraft over waters near Kyushu, and then were joined by Republic of Korea aircraft over the Korean Peninsula. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s intermediate range ballistic missile launch and emphasizes the combined ironclad commitment to regional allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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Joint Deterrence: U.S. and Pacific Allies respond to North Korea missile launch

A U.S. Air Force B1-B Lancer receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese air space August 31, 2017. Two B1-Bs, with U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs, made contact with Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) aircraft over waters near Kyushu, and then were joined by Republic of Korea aircraft over the Korean Peninsula. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s intermediate range ballistic missile launch and emphasizes the combined ironclad commitment to regional allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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Joint Deterrence: U.S. and Pacific Allies respond to North Korea missile launch

A U.S. Air Force B1-B Lancer receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese air space August 31, 2017. Two B1-Bs, with U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs, made contact with Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) aircraft over waters near Kyushu, and then were joined by Republic of Korea aircraft over the Korean Peninsula. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s intermediate range ballistic missile launch and emphasizes the combined ironclad commitment to regional allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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Joint Deterrence: U.S. and Pacific Allies respond to North Korea missile launch

A U.S. Air Force B1-B Lancer approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese air space August 31, 2017. Two B1-Bs, with U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs, made contact with Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) aircraft over waters near Kyushu, and then were joined by Republic of Korea aircraft over the Korean Peninsula. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s intermediate range ballistic missile launch and emphasizes the combined ironclad commitment to regional allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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Kadena 909th ARS refuels USS Carl Vinson Super Hornets and Growlers

U.S. Air Force Captains Marissa Strauss and Tyler Branyan, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, conduct a preflight check prior to a sortie Feb. 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 909th ARS supported the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) with training and refueling operations during the carrier’s regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft/Released)
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Keen Sword 17

HH-60 Pave Hawks from 33rd Rescue Squadron, 943rd Rescue Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, fly in formation behind an MC-130J from the 17th Special Operations Squadron during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. The U.S.-Japan mutual security treaty is a symbol of the U.S. commitment to Japan and the region and allows the U.S. to provide forward-based forces that can rapidly react to counter aggression against Japan and other allies and partners. . (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen G. Eigel/released)
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Keen Sword 17

Senior Airman Timothy Manzer and Staff Sgt. Korey King, 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmasters, look out over the ocean after refueling HH-60 Pave Hawks from 33rd Rescue Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. For more than 50 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the foundation of peace and security in Northeast Asia and the cornerstone of U.S. engagement in the region. In 1960, Japan and the U.S. signed the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. The alliance plays an indispensable role in ensuring the security and prosperity of the United States and Japan, as well as regional peace and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen G. Eigel/released)
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Keen Sword 17

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron refuels behind an MC-130J from the 17th Special Operations during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. The fundamental role of U.S. forces in Japan is to deter aggression and maintain peace and security in the region, and is an essential component of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen G. Eigel/released)
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Keen Sword 17

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force refuels behind an MC-130J from the 17th Special Operations during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. The year 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. We believe the current state of the U.S.-Japan relationship highlights the power and the possibility of reconciliation between former adversaries. The U.S.-Japan relationship has changed a lot over the past 71 years, and it’s arrived at a point of a close alliance in which we cooperate regionally and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen G. Eigel/released)
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