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  • Maintainers keep planes flying at Cope Tiger

    Maintenance personnel are in Thailand as part of Exercise Cope Tiger '07. The A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Osan Air Base, Korea, are joined by planes from bases in Japan and Hawaii, all participating in the two-week multilateral exercise with Thailand and Singapore. With more than 60 planes in the air

  • Air Force team performs goodwill mission in Thailand

    A U.S. Air Force medical and dental team and members from the Royal Thai Air Force participated in a humanitarian mission at Thairat 72 School in Udon Thani, Thailand Feb. 6. This was the second humanitarian civil action project and the first in northern Thailand conducted during exercise Cope Tiger

  • PACAF commander focuses on AF top 3 priorities

    Taking care of Airmen and their families, Global War on Terror, modernizing the aging fleet and the recent stand up of the 13th Air Force Detachment at Yokota Air Base, Japan, were topics of interest for the commander of Pacific Air Forces during a recent visit to Kadena, Feb. 1 - 3. "Taking care of

  • New organization designed for Airmen

    A new association now gives Airmen a chance to voice their opinions and be at the forefront of change: Airmen Committed to Excellence. A.C.E. is private, non-profit organization reserved for the Airman tier (E-1 through E-4) and is in many ways like the Top 3 and Eielson 56 organizations; it is the

  • American, Japanese airmen join forces in Keen Edge '07

    Approximately 300 Airmen and six Japan Air Self Defense Force liaison officers are participating in the bilateral command post Exercise Keen Edge '07 here. Officials from 13th Air Force are conducting their part of the annual weeklong joint bilateral exercise to increase combat readiness and

  • PACAF commander focuses on AF top 3 priorities

    Taking care of Airmen and their families, Global War on Terror, modernizing the aging fleet and the recent stand up of the 13th Air Force Detachment at Yokota Air Base, Japan, were topics of interest for the commander of Pacific Air Forces during a recent visit to Kadena, Feb. 1 - 3. "Taking care of

  • Kadena Airmen ready for visiting Raptors

    As Kadena Air Base officials get ready to host 12 F-22 Raptors for the fighters' first overseas deployment, the base's most important focus right now is their readiness stance. "That readiness gives us piece and stability in the region," said Brig. Gen. Harold W. Moulton, 18th Wing commander. "And