Daily Report

Jan. 11, 2016

B-52 Conducts Show of Force Over South Korea

A B-52 heavy bomber operating from Andersen AFB, Guam, conducted a low-level flight over South Korea on Sunday in a show of force following North Korea’s recent nuclear test. The Stratofortress was escorted by a US F-16 and South Korean...

The ISIS Threat in the Caribbean

Military and law enforcement officials in US Southern Command are growing more concerned about the threat of home-grown terror in the region and the inability of countries in the region to handle the threat, SOUTHCOM Commander Marine Corps Gen. John...

Gauging Support for a New AUMF

Top Republicans in the House, at the request of Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), are talking to their colleagues in an effort to gauge support for a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force. Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), chairman of...

Record Year for Al Udeid Tankers

KC-135s supporting the US Central Command from Al Udeid AB, Qatar, set a flying-hour record by exceeding 100,000 hours refueling US and coalition aircraft in 2015. “We provide refueling to every flying unit in the area of responsibility, which is...

Stingers Head to Guam

F-16 pilots, maintainers, and support personnel of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing are deploying on a Pacific theater security package to Andersen AFB, Guam, this month, officials announced. The Toledo-based unit is relieving airmen of the Oklahoma...

Coping With Friends and Allies

Pacific Air Forces’? premier large-force employment exercise, Cope North, will kick-off with a new disaster relief command exercise at Andersen AFB, Guam, next month, officials announced. The Philippines, South Korea, and New Zealand will take part in the first week’s...

Academy Sexual Assault Reports Increase

The number of sexual assaults reported at the military service academies in the 2014-2015 school year was significantly higher than the previous year, with the largest change in reporting at the Air Force Academy, according to a report released by...

No Serious ISR Shortfall in the South

While US Southern Command does not have “sufficient” US military assets to help in the fight against the drug trade, it hasn’t faced a significant shortfall in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assistance, SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. John Kelly said Jan. 8...