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  • Officials laud good training, swift response to hospital incident

    Though weapons are a common sight in Alaska, only certain people are permitted to carry them on base.   So when hospital staff saw an agitated customer with a loaded weapon and ammunition, their training kicked in. Immediately, the medical group team alerted security forces and began to lock down

  • Yokota enhances capabilities through exercise

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing participated in exercise Vigilant Ace 16 from Nov. 1-10, in conjunction with a Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base. Vigilant Ace is a large-scale exercise on the Korean Peninsula designed to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and allied forces through

  • Setting foundations: PACAF hosts 1st-ever ROKAF Academy cadet visit

    Pacific Air Forces hosted more than 70 Republic of Korea Air Force Academy cadets during a visit to the headquarters Nov. 10.   The visit was part of an effort to build a foundation of partnership and interoperability between PACAF and future ROKAF leaders.   “Sixty five years ago, many of our

  • E-3 Sentry launches from Kadena in support of mission

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Carlos Hernandez, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron pilot, prepares for takeoff, Nov. 10, 2015, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, surveillance, target

  • Airmen work hand-in-paw with four-legged wingmen

    The bond between man and dog is a special one, dating back to times when wolves and men would hunt together. Through years of evolution and change, the relationship between dogs and humans has grown stronger.   Despite evolving technology of surveillances and detection, the skill of a trained

  • Team Kadena runs for strength, unity

    Army and Air Force members of Team Kadena display unit colors during an Army/Air Force 5K run Nov. 6, 2015, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The run signified strength and unity among Team Kadena’s joint services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amber E. N. Jacobs/Released)

  • Thousands converge for Kadena Special Olympics 2015

    Approximately 1,700 volunteers from different branches of the U.S. military and the local community helped with the 16th annual Kadena Special Olympic Games Nov. 7 at the Risner Fitness Center Sports Complex here. The games were held as an opportunity for more than 850 special needs athletes and

  • Honoring veterans past, present this Veterans Day

    To the men and women of Pacific Air Forces and to veterans across the services, I offer my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your dedicated service. As you know, this Wednesday commemorates a significant date in our nation's history, a day in 1918 where a signed armistice marked an end to World

  • SECDEF Carter bids “Aloha” to JBPHH, Indo-Asian Pacific region

    In his last stop before leaving Hawaii, United States Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter held a “troop talk” with the United States Air Force, U.S. Army, Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and the Coast Guard here, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. The event, which was held at Hangar 19 on JBPHH, allowed service

  • Vigilant Ace 16: playing offense, defense with security forces

    It’s the 51st Security Forces Squadron versus -- the 51st Security Forces Squadron in a simulated, week-long battle for control of the base during the peninsula-wide exercise, Vigilant Ace 16. SFS trainers utilize newly arrived defenders to fill the role of OPFOR during exercises. “We use the new