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Dec. 10, 2015
Nirai Fire Department partners with Kadena first responders for humanitarian relief exercise

Nirai Fire department partnered with Kadena first responders in a humanitarian relief exercise Dec. 3 at Kadena. This is the first exercise in which the Nirai Fire Department partnered with Kadena to get to parts of the surrounding area that would have been previously be inaccessible due to
Dec. 10, 2015
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.
Dec. 9, 2015
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
Dec. 9, 2015
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
Dec. 9, 2015
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
Dec. 8, 2015
Honoring Past: 15th Wing hosts Dec. 7 remembrance ceremony

The 15th Wing hosted the 74th Remembrance Ceremony at 7:55 a.m. Dec. 7th in commemoration of the attack on Hickam Field in 1941
Dec. 8, 2015
PACAF Airmen demonstrate C-17 medical capability during Indian Defense Minister visit

Pacific Air Forces Airmen showcased aeromedical evacuation capabilities of the C-17 Globemaster III as they hosted India Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Arun K. Singh Dec. 7, as a part of a U.S. Pacific Command visit designed to enhance the U.S.-Indian
Dec. 8, 2015
Allies in a new era

Two captains stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, discovered that their military roots go deeper than they had anticipated. Both Airmen are descendants of sailors who fought in the Battle of Midway in World War II, although fighting on opposite sides.
Dec. 8, 2015
Andersen hosts 64th annual Operation Christmas Drop ‘Push Ceremony’

The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official “Push Ceremony” followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the Ulithi Atoll and the island of Fais
Dec. 8, 2015
909th AMU maintains flight readiness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chirstopher Anderson, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, reviews his technical orders during a routine ground refueling Dec. 7, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Techincal orders are guides for repairing, maintaining and performing daily duties for maintainers to

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