Dec. 18, 2008 Air Force Senior Enlisted Aide Best in DOD The senior enlisted aide to the commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) was recently named the Department of Defense Enlisted Aide of the Year, the first for the Air Force, Nov. 19 during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. After being recognized as the best in the Air Force, Master Sgt. Craig Duclos
Dec. 17, 2008 PACAF centralizes fit testing Airmen across PACAF will soon see a change in their fitness testing procedures as the command moves to centralize all fit testing under base health and wellness centers by March of 2009. After receiving feedback from across the command, Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, directed the
Dec. 16, 2008 Harlem Globetrotters give Andersen a show The Harlem Globetrotters may have begun as sideshow entertainers at Savoy Ballroom in Chicago in 1926, but they have grown to represent a worldwide phenomenon. The world-famous Globetrotters visited Andersen Air Force Base, toured operations, conducted a sports clinic and a played an exhibition game
Dec. 16, 2008 F-22As scheduled to deploy to Japan, Guam The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in January 2009 for approximately three months. Current plans call for 12 of the fighters to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and another 12 to deploy to Andersen Air
Dec. 16, 2008 Alaska Brass unleashes holiday cheer on Guam The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass kicked off its tour of Guam with a one-hour performance at the Base Exchange Dec. 15. "I thought the Alaska Brass visit was incredible," said Senior Airman Chloe Rainey, 36th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician from the women's health
Dec. 11, 2008 C-17 revolutionizing logistics in Antarctica McChord Airmen assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron supporting Operation Deep Freeze completed the first operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrop to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province Nov. 26. Thirty bundles of fuel and other supplies were delivered to a scientific camp in
Dec. 10, 2008 18th Wing earns four PACAF safety awards The 18th Wing Safety office earned four Pacific Air Force Safety Awards for fiscal year 2008 and has been nominated for seven Air Force-level awards. Awarded annually, the PACAF safety awards recognize safety programs around the command for their dedication to safety and mishap-free
Dec. 9, 2008 44th Fighter Squadron trains with JASDF in Hokkaido Pilots and maintenance personnel from the 44th Fighter Squadron and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit arrived at Chitose Japan Air Self-Defense Force Base in Hokkaido Dec. 8 to participate in bilateral training with the JASDF 2nd Air Wing. Throughout the week, the Airmen will work side-by-side with