B-52s, KC-135s team up to keep PACOM bomber presence continuous

Kadena's 67th FS exercises day, night

From Colorado to Korea: Three generations serving on Peninsula

Most Airmen arrive at Kunsan Air Base with the expectation of seeing new faces and forming new relationships at the start of their year-long unaccompanied tour. But for a father and son of the Colorado Air National Guard, when they stepped onto the Korean Peninsula, they continued a family legacy

Husband, wife tackle first deployment together, support bomber presence

B-52H Stratofortress teams have been rotating to Andersen AFB for the last 11 years to maintain the U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence. Hundreds of Airmen deploy every six months to support this mission that strengthens regional security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region. Among

COMMENTARY - Honoring those millions who suffered through Auschwitz 70 years ago

One of the distinct privileges that most service members will have during their Air Force careers is the opportunity to live abroad and be immersed in a foreign culture. Many Airmen will be stationed at an overseas location while others will only be able to visit these locations while on temporary

Local nationals visit family tombs in munitions storage area

The 18th Munitions Squadron opened their gates to allow more than 400 Okinawans the opportunity to visit family tombs for the annual Shimi celebration here April 12.Shimi is a week-long festival to celebrate the New Year's Day for the dead. In the old days, Okinawans celebrated on the Lunar New Year

Asymmetric Threat Division trains 18th SFS on high risk response

Instructors from the Asymmetric Threat Division of Analytic Services provided the 18th Security Forces Squadron with a five-day Pacific Air Forces High Risk Response Training here April 6 through 10.The training consisted of interactive academics covering the history of the active shooter, defensive

Team Osan begins 51 Days of Resiliency

Team Osan kicked off their 51 Days of Resiliency campaign with an installation-wide formation followed by a fun run and family festivities April 10 at Osan Air Base.The campaign, designed to encourage the honing of mental, social, spiritual and physical resilience, will charge through May

18th Wing conducts joint NEO exercise with Navy, Army

Members from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army processed 150 families while participating in a joint Non-combatant Evacuation Operation exercise here April 8.In an Okinawa-wide NEO, evacuees may have to go to the closest NEO point, which may not always be the military branch their family is with, so

SECDEF visits, talks to Team Osan

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visited Team Osan April 9 at Osan Air Base.During the visit, Carter held a troop call in Hangar 1732 where he briefly spoke about the importance of the United States' role in Asia before taking questions from the crowd and then coining, and thanking, more than 200