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Multi-colored formation

U.S. Air Force and Indonesian service members display military bearing during the COPE West 19 opening ceremony at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, June 17, 2019. Approximately 100 U.S. service members from the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan integrated six U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons with six F-16 aircraft from the Indonesian air force 3rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Stronger together

U.S. Air Force and Indonesian service members stand at parade rest during the COPE West 19 opening ceremony at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, June 17, 2019. U.S. forces routinely conduct operations, exercises and training missions with other countries in the Indo-Pacific. These regional engagements are focused on improving interoperability and familiarization with allies and partners to safeguard the freedom of the seas and overflight in international airspace, deter conflict and coercion and promote regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Media frenzy

Distinguished guests from the COPE West 19 opening ceremony pause for a group photo at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, June 17, 2019. COPE West is a two-week Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral exercise designed to advance interoperability and build upon already established partnerships between U.S. military forces and Indonesian air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Enjoying the great outdoors

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, left, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander and pilot, and Maj. Richard “Punch” Smeeding, right, a former PACAF F-16 Demo Team commander, pause for a photo on a mountain in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 27, 2019. In Impellizzeri’s free time, he enjoys hiking, skiing, hunting, boating, fishing and snowboarding. (Courtesy photo)
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A family of legends

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, center right, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander and pilot, pauses for a photo with retired U.S Air Force Col. George Rice, left, his maternal grandfather, and former U.S. Air Force Capt. Ken Impellizzeri, center, his father, and former Cpl. U.S. Army Air Corps Donald Impellizzeri, right, his paternal grandfather, after his commissioning ceremony at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, June 8, 2012. Post-high school graduation, Impellizzeri commissioned through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, creating a continued family legacy of service. (Courtesy photo)
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Teammates are everything

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Emily Wall, left, former lead crew chief, Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, center, commander and pilot, and Staff Sgt. Dane Pendzinski, right, crew chief, all with the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team, pause for a photo at the Aero India Air Show, India, Feb. 23, 2019. Impellizzeri and his team have travelled to South Korea, Alaska, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Guam, the United Kingdom and multiple Japan prefectures to promote cohesion, unity and friendship between the United States and its allies. (Courtesy photo)
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Family first

Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander and pilot, and his family pause for a photo at a local church, March 5, 2017. Impellizzeri attributes his success as a pilot to the love and support received from family, friends and his faith. (Courtesy photo)
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When friends become family

The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team pauses for a photo at the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2019 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, the PACAF F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team commander and pilot, oversees the team which consists of three crew chiefs, two avionics specialists, one electrical and engineering specialist, one engines maintainer, one superintendent and a safety observer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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Tricks and flips

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs in an aerial demonstration at the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2019 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Impellizzeri describes flying in the F-16 as “freeing” because the bubble canopy on top gives a 360-degree point of view of the world around him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon brings a smile

U.S Air Force Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander and pilot, checks out an F-16 at the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2019 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. After completing four years of Reserved Officers’ Training Corps, and earning a pilot slot, Impellizzeri attended the 56-week Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, in addition to a specialized F-16 training at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. He arrived at Misawa Air Base in 2016 and became the PACAF F-16 Demo Team commander in 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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ADD VIRIN

A 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2019 attendee, left, shakes hands with Capt. Jacob “Primo” Impellizzeri, right, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander and pilot, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Impellizzeri’s work duties include interacting with air show event spectators, performing aerial demonstrations and organizing and executing demo team missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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Air Force psychologist supports #BeThere

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Zander, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron clinical psychologist and the suicide prevention program manager, holds up a suicide awareness poster board at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2019. Zander reached out to various units in coordinating suicide awareness events throughout 2018 to help engage community members in meaningful conversations about suicide prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Doing something is better than nothing

A notebook displaying a suicide awareness message sits on a desk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2019. The quote, originally from Max Lucado’s book “God is With You Every Day”, means it is not the sole responsibility of one person to take care of those who need help, but everyone should have compassion to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Prepping the jet

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Schuetz, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, checks the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, April 24, 2019. Schuetz, along with two other pilots, flew sorties during Resilient Typhoon. The exercise tested Airmen’s ability to disperse, recover and rapidly resume flying operations from home station to Andersen AFB, Guam, to A.B Won Pat International Airport in order to maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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Ready for take off

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Braxton Dalton, a 14th Aircraft maintenance squadron crew chief, runs preflight checks at A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, April 24, 2019. Misawa Air Base Airmen and aircraft deployed to Guam for Resilient Typhoon, an exercise designed to strengthen airpower dispersal capabilities within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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FOD Walk

U.S. Air Force personnel with the 35th Fighter Wing prepare for a foreign object and debris walk on the flightline at A.B Won Pat International Airport, Guam, April 24, 2019. Misawa Air Base Airmen and aircraft deployed to Guam for Resilient Typhoon, an exercise designed to strengthen airpower dispersal capabilities within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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Chalks out

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Biggs, a 14th Aircraft maintenance squadron crew chief, signs for an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s chalks to be removed at A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, April 24, 2019. Misawa Air Base personnel deployed to Guam in support of Resilient Typhoon, an exercise which provided an opportunity to perform dispersed flight operations, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are postured to respond to any contingency across the spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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Ready to fly

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryant Tomlin, right, the 35th FW forward deployed commander during Resilient Typhoon, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, April 24, 2019. Misawa Air Base personnel deployed to Guam in support of Resilient Typhoon, an exercise which provided an opportunity to perform dispersed flight operations, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are postured to respond to any contingency across the spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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All smiles at radiology

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Gathers, a 35th Surgical Operation Squadron radiology technician, prepares for a contrast enhance computed tomography examination at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019. With less than 100 ultrasound techs in the U.S. Air Force and less than half of those nationally registered, the start of the continuous process improvement Pacific Ultrasound Peer Review program, which allows U.S. Pacific Air Force technicians to select previously performed ultrasounds at random and inspect them for accuracy, give radiology Airmen an opportunity to train and learn from their counterparts and peers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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Evaluating with precision

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Gathers, a 35th Surgical Operations Squadron radiology technician, inspects an x-ray at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019. Through the continuous process improvement Pacific Ultrasound Peer Review program, Air Force radiology technicians in the Pacific are able to select previously-performed ultrasounds at random and inspect them for accuracy, ensuring proper procedures and protocol were followed. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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