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  • POL Airmen get first-hand look at jet fuel from cradle to grave

    Like fresh squeezed orange juice, jet fuel flows for four hours through 11 miles of pipeline from a refinery in North Pole, Alaska, to the base's "fuel farm" -- a sprawling collection of above ground tanks encompassing 25 million gallons of bulk storage.The local oil refinery supplies the base

  • Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team deploys to Nepal from Kadena

    U.S. Pacific Command deployed a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team to Nepal from Kadena Air Base early April 29 in an effort to assist earthquake relief efforts.Kadena's Airmen worked through the night to load the team's 20-plus members and gear into a U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules for the

  • MOC Airmen provide flightline coverage during flying season

    Spring has arrived and traffic on the flightline builds as the Iceman Team prepares for Distant Frontier and RED FLAG-Alaska season.While maintenance Airmen are highly visible working on aircraft, it's one maintenance unit's transparency that keeps the mission on the tarmac going smoothly.The 354th

  • Fire, emergency services wins Air Force-level award

    Team Osan's fire emergency services flight recently won the Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ralph E. Sanborn Fire Department of the Year award for the Medium Base category.They will now represent the Air Force in the upcoming Department of Defense Fire & Emergency Services Annual Awards which

  • Kunsan takes flight at Max Thunder 15-1

    Wolf Pack Airmen joined other members of U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Republic of Korea Air Force units at Gwangju Air Base, ROK, for Exercise Max Thunder 15-1 April 10 through 24."This is the seventh year of Max Thunder, and its core principles remain much the same today as when it began," said

  • COMPACAF visits the Wolf Pack

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces met with Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing during her first visit to Kunsan April 22 and 23.Gen. Lori J. Robinson started her visit with a dinner with Wolf Pack Airmen, during which she expressed her excitement for the upcoming immersion with the Pack."I felt it

  • Wolf Pack Airmen dedicate community garden

    Wolf Pack members added the final touches to the Wolf Pack Garden with a grand opening  ceremony in front of the Sonlight Inn April 22. Volunteers have been steadily working on the garden since March 14, with the official dedication ceremony culminating their efforts with an official ribbon cutting