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Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach speaks after taking command of Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 8, 2020.<br>U.S. Air Force
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach speaks after taking command of Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 8, 2020.<br>U.S. Air Force

Combat aviator brings deep Asia ties to new role as Pacific Air Forces commander

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach was most recently commander of 7th Air Force and deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea. He replaces Gen. Charles Brown Jr., who will next month become the 22nd Air Force chief of staff.

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Hundreds of paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska jump onto Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Tuesday, June 30, 2020.<br>Richard Ebensberger/U.S. Air Force
Hundreds of paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska jump onto Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Tuesday, June 30, 2020.<br>Richard Ebensberger/U.S. Air Force

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Hundreds of Alaska-based paratroopers drop on Guam in show of readiness amid pandemic

“This scenario tested our ability to execute real-world missions and demonstrated that we are capable of deploying anywhere in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area at a moment’s notice,” said Col. Christopher Landers.

A sailor stands lookout on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry as it traverses the Taiwan Strait on April 23, 2020.<br>Samuel Hardgrove/U.S. Navy
A sailor stands lookout on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry as it traverses the Taiwan Strait on April 23, 2020.<br>Samuel Hardgrove/U.S. Navy

Senate version of defense bill paves way for Taiwan to attend RIMPAC in future years

Taiwan has long sought inclusion in RIMPAC, during which navies from roughly 25 nations gather for a month of exercises on and around Hawaii and Southern California.

Airmen stand on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 26, 2020.<br>River Bruce/U.S. Air Force
Airmen stand on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 26, 2020.<br>River Bruce/U.S. Air Force

Guam releases list of establishments visited by airmen infected with coronavirus

As of Wednesday, 35 airmen from Andersen Air Force Base had tested positive for the virus since arriving May 25 on Guam, according to the U.S. territory’s Department of Public Health and Social Services.

Gen. Charles Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, speaks during a virtual change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 11, 2020.<br>Hailey Haux/U.S. Air Force
Gen. Charles Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, speaks during a virtual change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 11, 2020.<br>Hailey Haux/U.S. Air Force

Outgoing Pacific Air Forces chief has seen major changes in how China uses airpower

“I’m concerned by increasingly opportunistic activity by [China] to coerce its neighbors and press its unlawful maritime claims,” said Gen. Charles Brown.

South Korean officials cloak their national flag over a box holding the remains of a countrymen who died during the Korean War during a repatriation ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Tuesday, June 23, 2020.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
South Korean officials cloak their national flag over a box holding the remains of a countrymen who died during the Korean War during a repatriation ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Tuesday, June 23, 2020.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

US sends remains of 147 South Korean service members home 70 years after start of Korean War

The exchange of remains was the largest ever made between the two nations, which were allied during the Korean War that began June 25, 1950.

This photo provided by the Department of Justice seized from an iCloud account belonging to U.S. Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer displays personal effects, including paraphernalia associated with the extremist group Order of the Nine Angles.<br>Department of Justice
This photo provided by the Department of Justice seized from an iCloud account belonging to U.S. Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer displays personal effects, including paraphernalia associated with the extremist group Order of the Nine Angles.<br>Department of Justice

Italy-based paratrooper charged with plotting with satanic neo-Nazi group to attack his unit

Pvt. Ethan Melzer had been assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade since November.

The Air Force has begun fielding the new Sig Sauer M18 modular handgun.<br>Vicki Stein/U.S. Air Force
The Air Force has begun fielding the new Sig Sauer M18 modular handgun.<br>Vicki Stein/U.S. Air Force

Air Force security forces get a new 9-mm pistol for the first time in 35 years

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office made an initial purchase of about 125,000 Sig Sauer M18 pistols for $22.1 million.

Glen Tomlinson, owner of the Home of the Brave Museum in Honolulu, talks about a collection of World War II Nazi artifacts donated over the years by American war veterans, Oct. 27, 2017. <br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Glen Tomlinson, owner of the Home of the Brave Museum in Honolulu, talks about a collection of World War II Nazi artifacts donated over the years by American war veterans, Oct. 27, 2017. <br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Honolulu’s Home of the Brave Museum collection headed to auction block

The museum had struggled to survive over the past three years, closing its doors in December in preparation for relocation. “This coronavirus has absolutely wiped us out,” said Glen Tomlinson, who has been operating the museum since the early 1990s with his wife, Janet.

An airman climbs out of a B-1B bomber at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 22, 2020<br>River Bruce/U.S. Air Force
An airman climbs out of a B-1B bomber at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 22, 2020<br>River Bruce/U.S. Air Force

Seven US service members test positive for coronavirus weeks after deploying to Guam

On June 11, one of the service members showed symptoms of coronavirus. That individual was tested by staff from U.S. Naval Hospital Guam and on June 12 found to be positive

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sunday, June 14, 2020.<br>Lillian Miller/U.S. Air Force
A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sunday, June 14, 2020.<br>Lillian Miller/U.S. Air Force

B-52 bombers return to Alaska following three-year hiatus

B-52 bombers returned to Alaska for the first time in three years Sunday as the Air Force continues to display its capability to send strategic assets on unpredictable missions around the world.