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  • F-22A begins first overseas deployment

    The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 F-22A Raptors and more than 250 personnel from the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., to Kadena Air Base, Japan. The mission, in support of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Package in the Western Pacific, is the first overseas deployment for

  • AMC terminal streamlines check-in process

    As part of Air Force Smart Operations 21, members from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron here saw the need to streamline the check-in process and have recently added a second security gate. With the addition of a second gate, travelers can now check in for flights an hour later than usual. According

  • Seventh AF vice sees Wolf Pack mission, F-117 integration

    Getting an up-close look at the Wolf Pack mission, the Seventh Air Force vice commander toured Kunsan Jan. 30 to get a better understanding of how Kunsan members Defend the Base, Accept Follow-on Forces and Take the Fight North. Brig. Gen. Marke Gibson, second-in-command at the numbered air force,

  • 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