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  • FEATURE - Chief's path to success fraught with difficulty

    If Chief Master Sgt. JJ Little's life was a poem, its meter would be flush with success -- while its punctuation would be equally rife with failure.Little, 3rd Wing command chief master sergeant, said, if he has learned anything from his career, it is success comes to those who aren't afraid to

  • FEATURE - 51st FSS provides 'home' during Key Resolve 2015

    The giant voice loudly blares the Mission Oriented Protective Posture condition as Airmen working at the Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Fitness and Sports Complex scramble to put on gas masks.The 51st Fighter Wing is participating in Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-1, which

  • FEATURE - Lives changed by Military Youth Academy

    "I came here to turn my life around," said Bernice Morgan. "I was just hanging around with a bad crowd. If I was still with that crowd, I'd probably end up in jail or become homeless -- someone who doesn't really have a future. In honor of my family, I chose to come here.""I dropped out of high

  • FEATURE - DFAC steps up ops during KR15

    Stirred, chopped, baked, broiled or braised, any way you whisk it, the 51st Force Support Squadron has heated up its operations to accommodate increased customers during Key Resolve 2015.During the two-week exercise the base can swell with more than 1,500 additional mouths to feed, ranging from

  • 32 Airmen to enter Career Intermission Program

    Thirty-four officer and enlisted Airmen were selected to participate in the Air Force's Career Intermission Program which offers from one to three years of partially paid time out of uniform to focus on personal and professional pursuits. Two of those selected have since voluntarily withdrawn their

  • DeCA expects several more months before Pacific comissaries return to normal

    The Defense Commissary Agency says it will take a few months to stabilize product deliveries to its stores in the Pacific as shipments from West Coast ports return to normal schedules.DeCA's announcement comes after a tentative agreement was reached Feb. 20 between the Pacific Maritime Association

  • Working together to forge stronger bond

    Twenty four U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members met for the first time at Yokota's Enlisted Club for the start of the 2015 NCO exchange program Feb. 17.The 10-day program pairs JASDF members from multiple bases around Japan with U.S. personnel to get a better understanding of the various

  • Marines join Kadena Airmen for contingency exercise

    U.S. civil engineer Airmen and combat engineer Marines participated in a joint airfield damage and repair contingency exercise held at Kadena Air Base Feb. 26.Engineers from the 172nd and 171st Engineering Companies and 18th Civil Engineering Squadron worked together to repair a damaged runway in

  • Avalon aircrew educates local students on B-52 Bomber

    Crew members from a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber, in town for the 2015 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition at Avalon Airport, visited with students at Lara Primary School Feb. 25 and answered questions about flying and life in the U.S. Air Force.It was