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  • Eielson welcomes home warriors

    A crowd of more than 500 Icemen, family members and guests gathered to welcome Eielson Airmen home with praise and thanks at the Thunderdome hangar here March 9. The event honored more than 400 Airmen who returned from deployments over the past six months. "It's the hard work and dedication of these

  • UCI to impact readiness

    This June, the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General will conduct a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) of the 15th Airlift Wing and 154th Wing at Hickam Air Force Base. According to Maj. Matt Daack, 15th Airlift Wing, deputy chief, Plans and Programs, the UCI is a detailed assessment of how well 15 AW

  • Pacific spouses eligible for teaching certification program

    The Spouses to Teachers program is now available to military spouses in the Pacific. Spouses of active duty, selected Reserve and National Guard, and Individual Ready Reserve (recalled to active duty) personnel who are interested in a career in public education are eligible for the program. While

  • Japanese, American forces team up in war on terrorism

    A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-1 cargo jet touched down Feb. 27 at Yokota AB to pick up and deliver supplies. But the plane isn't loading cargo for Japan; the cargo is American supplies for U.S. servicemembers stationed throughout Japan and Guam. Japanese Maj. Masashi Ohta, a C-1 pilot, said the

  • New survey aims to improve information delivery to Airmen

    The Secretary of the Air Force Office of Communication at the Pentagon has launched a study to find out how Airmen want to get information about the Air Force. A randomly selected group of Airmen and Air Force civilian employees will receive an e-mail invitation from Brig Gen Erv Lessel, Air Force

  • Eielson Airmen get aggressive about training

    Maj. Robert Kelly is getting ready to try and shoot down Air Force aircraft. But, the weapons officer from the 353rd Combat Training Squadron is not an enemy. He is becoming what is known as a Red Flag aggressor pilot, an invaluable training asset for any Red Flag exercise. "As far as becoming an

  • Wolf Pack heads for Yokota as Kunsan takes on NEO, ORI evacuation exercise

    It's official: The 2007 Operational Readiness Inspection for the 8th Fighter Wing has begun. On March 6, the Wolf Pack accepted, processed and evacuated Department of Defense civilians and 8th Fighter Wing members to Yokota AB, Japan, as part of the non-combatant evacuation operation, or

  • Misawa Airmen prepared for PACAF inspection

    The 35th Fighter Wing will demonstrate their war-fighting capability to the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General when the Operational Readiness Inspection kicks off next week. "We are prepared to meet any challenge our nation may ask," said Col. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, 35th Fighter Wing commander.