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  • 320th STS Airmen execute amphibious training

    Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducted an amphibious training operation along the West Coast of Okinawa Sept. 22 - 24 to refresh qualifications and retain proficiency in various special tactics skill sets.The training entailed day and nighttime helo-casting in cohesion with HH-60G

  • Stepping Stones: Airman's path to K-9 career

    Face-to-face with an energetic German Sheppard, Senior Airman Alyssa Stamps, 35th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, makes a grab for the ball. Now holding the cherished reward, she chucks it across the yard, and the dog stampedes after it. Instead of returning to her with an

  • Tree of life grows awareness for suicide prevention, domestic violence

    A Team Andersen member leaves a fingerprint on the “Tree of Life” artwork Sept. 24, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Individuals were invited to leave a finger print leaf if suicide or domestic violence has ever impacted their lives. Representatives from the 36th Medical Operations Squadron

  • Joint jump demo showcases Yokota airdrop

    A U.S. soldier with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), holds an Japanese Flag outside of a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival, Sept. 19, 2015. Paratroopers jumped from the C-130H as part of an aerial demonstration in front

  • Annual Operation DEEP FREEZE to commence Sept. 28

    The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense’s support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28. This support is provided by Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, led by

  • Team Andersen volunteers at 20th International Coastal Cleanup

    A Team Andersen family member participates in Guam’s 20th International Coastal Cleanup Sept. 19, 2015, at Tarague Beach on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than 140 volunteers collected 22 bags of trash and 10 bags of recyclables from the base beach during the annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • PACAF bases observe POW/MIA Recognition Day

    Airmen from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Air Force Sergeant’s Association present arms during a POW/MIA revile ceremony, on JBPHH, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2015. The ceremony kicks off this year’s POW/MIA week, which honors the 1,627 missing or unaccounted for military members (as of April 2015) in

  • PACAF to host 2015 PACRIM Airpower Symposium

    U.S. military and its Pacific allies and partners will discuss international cooperation during the annual Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21 through 24. The theme, “Sharing Airspace, Saving Lives…Multinational Response in HA/DR,” focuses discussions on improving

  • Airmen provide flood relief for local city

    Tropical Storm Etau hit eastern Japan with a large amount of rain, 26 inches total, between Sept. 6 through 11, causing floods and landslides.   More than 12,000 homes were flooded throughout the Greater Tokyo region and 350 landslides struck Tochigi Prefecture alone. In response, the 374th Civil

  • 354th SFS members complete Mark 19 training

    Senior Airman Jordan Thompson, a 168th Alaska Air National Guard combat arms training instructor, nods in approval as Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Kibler, a 354th Security Forces Squadron response force member, fires a Mark 19 grenade launcher during training Sept. 9, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base,