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  • Military working dogs sharpen their bites

    U.S. Army Pfc. Richard Schmidt, Public Health Command District Japan, Okinawa Branch veterinary technician, examines the mouth of Aly, 18th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, before intubation during an annual dental examination at the Veterinary Treatment Facility, Dec. 9, 2015, at

  • Osan MXS Airmen create innovative 8-step process to repair aircraft

    Airmen from the 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels system repair shop have an important job in helping keep aircraft ready to take-off at a moment's notice. To ensure the aircraft are indeed ready to "fight tonight," the Airmen are responsible for necessary preventative maintenance, decreasing

  • ROKAF, USAF POL train together

    Without a Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight, it would be difficult to get aircraft off the ground. Kunsan Air Base Airmen conducted their first ever POL bilateral training with the Republic of Korea air force Dec. 8. The training is focused on building partnership capacity with ROKAF

  • U.S. Marines join Cable Dawgs for joint exchange program

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Schroader, 18th Communications Squadron cable and antenna systems journeyman, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Travis Carriger, a construction wireman with Headquarters and Service Battalion, G-6 Division, Telephone Systems Branch, work together to test the newly

  • Mission matters: Time, weather won't win

    With the clock about to strike 2 a.m., the front door of the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron repeatedly swings open and shut as Airmen file in for an earlier than normal start to their day of missions.   With jets to launch, which will support exercise training on the opposite side of the

  • Aircraft with cold shoulder

    While the roads and parking lots on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, have snow plows clearing the way, global ground-support aircraft deicers clear aircraft for the skies.

  • US, Australia, Japan launch 2015 Operation Christmas Drop

    With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircraft, aircrews and support personnel with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid disaster

  • 44th AMU keeps their Eagles ready-to-fly

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Martel, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technician apprentice, secures safety wire for a sniper pod on an F-15C Eagle, Dec. 8, 2015, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The safety wire and attached pin ensure the sniper pod cannot be accidently jettisoned

  • Explosive threats no match for Osan EOD

    Whether a faulty 9 mm pistol round or a pipe bomb meant to cause harm, there is one shop that holds the responsibility of disarming and disposing of these dangerous objects. With their extensive and rigorous training, the Airmen from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal