The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has finally retrieved all the remains of the six personnel who died in a tragic helicopter crash in Capas, Tarlac last June 23. The six Philippine Air Force personnel who died in a tragic helicopter crash in Capas, Tarlac on June 23, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Armed...
In celebration of the Philippine Arbor Day, the law enforcers have planted at least 65 cashew trees in La Union on Friday, June 25. ​Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Air Force (PAF), and Philippine Navy (PN), and civilian volunteers have planted the cashew trees at the...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday called for an investigation into the ill-fated S-7-I Black Hawk helicopter that crashed earlier this week and left six people dead. Gordon said the latest in military mishaps, which happened on the evening of June 23, when the helicopter crashed at approximate 8...
The topnotcher of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) "Masidlak" Class of 2010 was among the six Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel who died in a tragic helicopter crash in Capas, Tarlac on June 23. The six Philippine Air Force personnel who died in a tragic helicopter crash in Capas, Tarlac on...
The five brand new S-70i Blackhawk utility helicopters recently obtained by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from Poland will be used in transporting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in geographically isolated areas, it announced on Tuesday, June 8. The Philippine Air Force will use the five...
Filipino-American Char McGinnis was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force just in time for the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM), the United States Embassy in Manila said in a post on Twitter Saturday, May 8. Filipino-American Lt. Col. Char McGinnis...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is pushing for the procurement of multi-role jet fighters to boost the capabilities of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in defending the country's territorial airspace. AWESOME SELFIE--Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flies aboard an...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) paid tribute to the pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Getafe, Bohol nearly a week ago as he was buried in his hometown in Candijay on Monday, May 3. Major Gen. Simeon Felix Jr., commander of the Air Mobility Command, represented President Duterte and bestowed...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) identified on Tuesday night, April 27, three of the four victims aboard a military chopper that crash landed into the sea in Getafe, Bohol while on a maintenance flight. PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano said the lone fatality was Capt. Aurelius Olano,...
United States President Joseph Biden has nominated Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones for undersecretary of the Air Force at the Department of Defense, the White House announced on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington, D.C.) on the eve of the Biden administration’s first 100 days in office....
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) attack helicopter crashed during a maintenance flight in Getafe, Bohol Tuesday morning, April 27, killing the pilot and injuring three others. Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano, PAF spokesperson, said a McDonnel Douglas 520-MG "Defender" combat chopper from the 15th Strike Wing...
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) attack helicopter crashed during a maintenance flight in Getafe, Bohol on Tuesday morning, April 27. PAF spokesman Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano said a McDonnel Douglas MG-520 "Defender" combat chopper went down on the shorelines of Gestafe town around 9:30 a.m. He said...
