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  • AFMC commander visits Kadena

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command toured various units and facilities here recently to find out if the command is providing the necessary support needed by Pacific Air Forces warfighters. During his visit, Gen. Bruce Carlson, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, met with the

  • TJAG addresses misperceptions

    The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force addressed the perception of inequality between enlisted and officer disciplinary actions during a visit to Kadena May 21. "Our system is based on commanders being responsible for having a high standard of discipline," said Maj. Gen. Jack Rives. "They have

  • Attack controllers help ensure air strike accuracy

    The days of carpet bombing are over. In today's military it's about surgical strikes and preventing unnecessary collateral damage. Training to make this happen at Misawa Air Base is the team of pilots and joint terminal attack controllers, called JTACs, before they deploy to fight the war on

  • Firsthand perspective: PACAF command chief speaks about road ahead

    The Pacific Air Forces Command top enlisted advisor visited here May 15-17. Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop, PACAF command chief master sergeant, returned to Elmendorf for the second time in six months to be the featured speaker at the PME Center graduation. The chief offered advice to the

  • Educating Airmen warriors through aircraft orientation program

    Expeditionary Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines looking for an education in air power can find it while deployed here, where U.S. and coalition forces provide orientations on "movement in the third dimension." Every Friday the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron hosts the Mission

  • Gunsan City recognizes base English volunteers

    Airmen stationed at Kunsan Air Base were recognized by members of the Gunsan City educational community during an English volunteer recognition ceremony here May 16.   The 55 Airmen who have donated their time over the past months teaching elementary and middle school children English received a

  • Northern Command exercise concludes

    After nearly 10 days of mock terrorist attacks, drug runners and train collisions, the Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 2007 exercise came to a close May 15. The exercise, part of U.S. Northern Command's nationwide Ardent Sentry/Northern Edge 2007, improved coordination between the Department of Defense