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  • 525th FS commander breaks active-duty record

    On Feb. 3, Air Force Lt. Col. Clayton Percle, 525th Fighter Squadron commander, clocked his thousandth hour flying the F-22 Raptor and thereby crossed an invisible line in the air, into an elite club as exclusive today as the society of sound-barrier breakers was in the late 1940s.It took three

  • Osan AB to receive state-of-art MAC-21 school

    The Osan Community is set to receive a new state-of-the-art elementary school facility that will be the first of its kind in Korea and second in Pacific Air Forces.The facility is designed to accommodate the new Multi-age Community 21st Century program."The MAC-21 teachers wanted the students to see

  • Japan, U.S. conduct bilateral training at Torii Station

    Emergency response personnel from Kadena Air Base, Torii Station and various departments of the Okinawa Prefecture conducted an annual bilateral aircraft mishap exercise Feb. 17 at Torii Station, Japan.The exercise was held to create a realistic emergency-response scenario in order to improve

  • Mission ready: PACAF passes management inspection

    Headquarters Pacific Air Forces proved "mission ready" after passing a management inspection that happened Jan. 29 through Feb. 9.The inspection, conducted by the Air Force Inspection Agency, tested the major command's organizational performance in several key areas: strategic planning,

  • Getting hypoxic with 15th AMDS

    The dangers of hypoxia are real in the profession of aviation. That is why every Air Force flight crew member on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is provided essential hypoxia training by the 15th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's Aerospace and Operational Physiology team.Hypoxia is caused by an

  • COPE NORTH 15 kicks off at Andersen

    Exercise Cope North 15 kicked off Feb. 15 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and will run through Feb. 27.This year marks the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing, multinational event designed to increase interoperability and improve combat readiness and

  • Use it or lose it: Changes to Air Force leave policy arrive this year

    The warning on January's Leave and Earning Statement is clear -- "Important: Manage your leave. On 1 Oct 15, you will lose all accrued leave over 60 days unless special leave accrual applies."Air Force active duty, active guard and reserve members with more than 60 days of leave have less than eight

  • Leaders discuss Combat Air Forces future at symposium

    Four senior Air Force leaders gathered here Feb. 12, to discuss the key issues facing the nation's Combat Air Forces.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, joined Gen. Frank Gorenc, the commander of U.S Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa; Gen. Lori Robinson, the commander of

  • FEATURE - Blood, ink: JBER pararescueman finds solace from PTSD

    The aftermath of war is ugly. Buildings are ravaged, fields are razed, and people die. Structures are rebuilt and fields and forests are restored, but the survivors are marked permanently.For Master Sgt. Roger Sparks, this was evident as he sat on his couch with his two sons leaning against him