Gen. Howie Chandler last week formally became the vice chief of staff of the Air Force. He assumed USAF’s No. 2 uniformed post after an almost two-year stint as commander of Pacific Air Forces. Chandler succeeds Gen. William Fraser who held the vice chief’s office since last October and has received Senate confirmation to be the next Air Combat Command head. Chandler is a 1974 graduate of the US Air Force Academy. He is a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours, mostly in fighter aircraft. Late last month, Chandler’s replacement, Gen. Gary North, assumed command at PACAF. (SAF/PA release)
Hawaii F-22s Wrap Up Deployment to Japan
April 9, 2021
F-22s and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, forward deployed to Japan for almost one month to train with Japanese and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft as part of a “dynamic force employment” operation. The Raptors from the Active-duty 19th Fighter Squadron and Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron deployed…