The F-15 Eagle is Pacific Air Forces’ (PACAF’s) premier combat aircraft. A PACAF weapons loading crew chief checks AIM-9 missiles before loading for an exercise mission in Singapore. Photo by MSgt. Val Gempis, USAF An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter delivers U.S. and Philippine Air Force pararescue personnel during a combined exercise in the Philippines. Photo by MSgt. Val Gempis, USAF	PACAF has 45,000 highly skilled personnel in the Pacific theater, such as these combat controllers who can jump into remote areas to set up landing and drop zones. Photo by Sr. Amn. Craig Clapper, USAF An E-3B Sentry Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft accompanied by an F-15E Strike Eagle, a C-130H Hercules, and two F-15C Eagles fly near Mount McKinley, Alaska. Photo by Mark Farmer PACAF exercises regularly with allied and friendly air forces of the Asia-Pacific region, such as this combined Singapore-U.S. air exercise from Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore. Photo by MSgt. Val Gempis, USAF Working together in combined air exercises hones the skills of all participants, as in this cooperative drop zone establishment during a combined Philippines-U.S. exercise in the Philippines. Photo by MSgt. Val Gempis, USAF
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