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  • PACAF Commanders discusses partnerships, mission and North Korea

    Airman Magazine: Q&A with COMPACAF

    Airman Magazine interviews Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander and Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command, Sept.15, one day after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon with Capt. William Baker, 80th Fighter Squadron F-16 instructor pilot, before take off at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 28, 2017. Rand is an F-16 pilot with more than 470 combat hours and a former member of the Wolf Pack as Wolf 42. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria H. Taylor)

    AFGSC commander returns to the Wolf Pack

    During a three-day visit to Kunsan, Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Gen. Robin Rand and 8th Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere saw first-hand the current mission capabilities of the Wolf Pack and its Airmen.
  • Providing comfort and resiliency one paw at a time

    Providing comfort and resiliency one paw at a time

    Eielson Air Force Base has two furry friends that assist in different resiliency capacities. Tessa is Eielson’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program service dog and Belle is a therapy dog who visits different locations around the base. Through the combined efforts of these canine companions, the Icemen Team receives a welcome reprieve from their busy day, and if necessary, a friendly acquaintance to confide in.
  • Getting in line

    Misawa Airmen prepared to 'fight tonight'

    Beverly Sunrise 17-07, an operational readiness exercise validating the state of the 35th Fighter Wing’s ability to “fight tonight,” concluded with the sound of “ENDEX, ENDEX, ENDEX” and Airmen, with sighs of relief, removing their mission oriented protective posture gear here, September 21.
  • Airman drummer beats adversity with style

    Airman drummer beats adversity with style

    Those who know him would normally describe him as soft-spoken and reserved, but life was and is anything but quiet for this musically-inclined Airman.Since birth Airman 1st Class Kyle Henaire’s parents believed he was destined to have an instrument in his hands.“When he was an infant, we took him in for his six-month checkup and the doctors told us
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center sits next to a communications fly-away kit July 31, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Samson’s maintains and administers the CFK, which allows Airmen to establish crucial internet and voice links with bare-base resources anywhere in the world via wireless routers, very small aperture terminal satellite and broadband global area network satellite link (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

    Island warrior: Guam combat communicator delivers mobile networks

    To ensure a reliable link anytime, anywhere, Airmen like Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center here stand ready 24/7.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Petri Brand, a bioenvironmental engineering journeyman with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, tightens his mask at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2016. Brand suited up in a chemical protective suit to show the extent of their work when a chemical is present in the area. Bioenvironmental engineering specialists focus on reducing health hazards in the workplace and the surrounding areas to ensure mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)

    S. African transforms into Airman, citizen

    Travelling 8,258 miles from the tip of one continent to the east coast of another, a family of four uprooted their lives with the vision of a fresh start, capitalizing on opportunities afforded in the United States.With the economy steadily declining and crime increasing day by day in South Africa, America was a better location to raise two
  • The U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal rests on the chest of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Shunichi Araki, the Northern Aircraft Control and Warning Wing vice commander, after it was presented at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 27, 2017. Araki received this medal for his actions during his tenure at Yokota Air Base, Japan, as Operations Support Wing, Air Defense Command vice commander. His accomplishments included being a key asset during the Yokota Friendship Festival, exercise KEEN EDGE and enhancing bilateral partnerships among the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

    JASDF leader receives Air Force medal

    Oblivious to the fact he was about to be bestowed a sought out Air Force medal, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Shunichi Araki sat with 35th Fighter Wing and Northern Air Defense Force leadership during what he thought was a routine commander’s call.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gerard Tilley, the 35th Maintenance Group education and training manager, runs during a marathon at the Nakuidake Trail Festival in Shichinohe, Japan, May 21, 2017. Tilley began his running career in 2008 when he decided to make a healthy change to his life during his time at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. After arriving at Misawa, he joined the Misawa Flyers Running group, who meet weekly. (Courtesy photo)

    Team Misawa runners improve fitness one step at a time

    Fitness is an essential aspect for Airmen to maintain a “fight tonight” posture, ensuring they can complete any tasks at hand, whether physical or mental.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Operation Support Squadron work in the MSN-7 mobile tower unit parked on the flightline June 22, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air traffic control Airmen assigned to the 36th Operation Support Squadron began work in the new tower cab here June 30 after spending almost three months working in the mobile tower unit on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Ann Henderson)

    New control tower moves Andersen closer to 'airspace'

    A B-1B Lancer roars above the MSN-7 Mobile Tower System situated in the middle of the Andersen Air Force Base flightline. With lightning thundering in the distance, the controller radios in a warning to the pilots as they depart Andersen’s airspace. The rain crashes down on the mobile tower and visibility begins to diminish.
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