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  • Pacific Defender 16-1 strengthens multi-national security ties

    PacificDefender Security Forces International Subject Matter Expert Exchange was heldhere Feb. 1-5 to help build partnerships and promote cooperation across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The five-day event wasco-hosted by members from the Air Force Installation and Mission SupportCenter (AFIMSC),

  • Andersen Airman earns Ranger Tab

    Stopping for a moment to catch his breath, the Airman realized he was nearing the limit of his willpower.  He placed his rucksack on the ground for a brief moment of rest and glanced toward the mountain peak ahead. He could hear the rain dripping from the tree branches above, soaking his gear and

  • Eielson LRS Airman attends Army petroleum lab

    Senior Airman Andre Brown was hand selected by his leadership to attend the Army Petroleum Laboratory course in Fort Lee, Virginia from Nov. 10 to Dec. 4, 2015. Brown, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, said he was performing well in his duties and had just tacked on

  • PACAF supports air, cyber operations for Keen Edge 16

    U.S. Pacific Air Forces members provided air and cyber operations support for Exercise Keen Edge 16 Jan. 23-29; this iteration of the exercise marked the first time the PACAF staff and 613th Air Operations Center participated in conjunction with their counterparts in Japan.

  • Yokota loadmasters keep drops on target

    During World War II, the way service members loaded cargo onto aircraft was disorganized and lacked today's calculations. This caused problems in one critical aspect of aircraft dynamics: balance. From the need for accurate calculations and specialized handling of cargo has arisen a relatively new

  • Kadena, Eielson aircraft surge for Forceful Tiger

    Airmen and aircraft from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, participated in aerial training missions as part of Exercise Forceful Tiger Jan. 28, 2016 at Kadena AB, Japan. Forceful Tiger is an exercise designed to demonstrate the 18th Wing's combat capabilities in the region.

  • S.E.R.E. Airmen participate in arctic survival training

    On top of an ice covered slope with constant arctic winds and less than seven hours of daylight, 20 Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialists trained for four days in freezing temperatures, upgrading their Arctic survival training. The arctic survival training is a week-long course that gives

  • Yokota Airmen help prepare Sailors for refuels

    Airmen fuelers from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron provided essential training on the R-11 refueling trucks to Sailors from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, at Yokota Air Base Jan. 25-29. The training allowed members to prepare to support Navy aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,