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  • DCGS-A supports USAF, Army interoperability

    Recently the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army Pacific, successfully accomplished a major milestone when they began utilizing the Distributed Common Ground System - Army on a U.S. Air Force network. This effort is the first time DCGS-A has been accessed for day-to-day operations

  • Airmen share forward aerial refueling tactics with Aussies

    U.S. Air Force members demonstrated forward aerial refueling tactics with Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel July 8 during Talisman Sabre 2015.The training demonstration helped provide Australian forces with the knowledge to establish similar capabilities for their future

  • Dr. Chief: SEL inspires Airmen toward higher education

    By federal law, only about one percent of the Air Force's active duty enlisted force may hold the rank of chief master sergeant.   Achieving the rank takes experience, dedication and marks the pinnacle of any enlisted service member's career.   Additionally, senior enlisted leaders need a completed

  • JBER Airman mentors at-risk youth through military-style program

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated in a survey 15 percent of America's youth are drinking alcohol before age 13, 35 percent ingest marijuana before age 16, and 17 percent drop out of high school.   Programs and agencies litter the frontlines of this battle for America's future,

  • Australia, U.S. partnership journeys to Outback

    Next week, the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division is scheduled to jump with Australian jumpmasters as part of the joint forcible entry operation dubbed Operation Talisman Saber which serves two primary functions.

  • Andersen Airman supports Guatemala, U.S. military partnership

    When the going gets tough for deployed Soldiers, they often rely on air support provided by U.S. Air Force aircraft.   When 76 members of the Texas National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment Task Force Salerno, recently deployed to Jutiapa, Guatemala, their Air Force support didn't come

  • Falling for it: Airborne Airmen conduct proficiency parachute training

    U.S. Air Force paratroopers from the 736th Security Force Squadron perform static line parachute operations July 3, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 736th SFS provides rapidly deployable defense capability and prepares expeditionary Airmen to deploy worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Airmen celebrate Independence Day throughout Pacific

    Fireworks explode behind a C-130 Hercules during Celebrate America, July 2, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Celebrate America is an annual event that provides military members and their families the opportunity to enjoy games, food and bands before culminating in a fireworks display over the Yokota

  • CMSAF visits Keystone of Pacific

    Airmen were not short on questions during Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody's visit to Kadena July 5 through 8.   Serving in the U.S. Air Force with fiscal constraints and ever-changing future has created challenges, but for its highest ranking enlisted Airman those obstacles are his

  • CMSAF visits Kunsan

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody met with Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing during his second visit to Kunsan July 2 and 3 to see firsthand how the Wolf Pack trains to defend the base, accept follow-on forces and take the fight north.   Cody started his visit meeting with Airmen and