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  • Team Andersen trains Saipan firefighters on F-16 emergency response

    Members of Team Andersen recently flew to the nearby island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Feb. 12, 2015, to familiarize and assist Saipan International Airport fire fighters on safety procedures and hazards when responding to emergencies involving F-16 Fighting

  • Friendship blossoms at Yokota planting ceremony

    More than 100 years ago, the first of thousands of Japanese Cherry Blossom, or "Sakura," trees arrived in Washington D.C. -- an extension of friendship from the people of Japan to the people of the United States.Echoing that historic gesture, community leaders from Fussa, Japan, donated two Cherry

  • PACAF command chief visits the Wolf Pack

    Chief Master Sgt. Buddy Hutchison, Pacific Air Forces command chief, visited the 8th Fighter Wing and interacted with Airmen here Feb. 9.Throughout his visit, Hutchison saw how Kunsan Airmen contribute to deterring aggression on the Korean Peninsula and remain ready to fight tonight.Hutchison first

  • PACAF selected for 11 individual, 5 team AFMS 2014 annual awards

    The Air Force Surgeon General announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2014 annual awards Feb. 10.Among the winners, 11 individuals and five teams were selected from Pacific Air Forces.Individual AwardsUSAF Young Health Care Administrator of the Year AwardCapt. Gaylan Gray374th

  • JGSDF, 374th SFS practice vehicle challenges

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members practiced with 374th Security Forces Squadron members at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9-10, 2015. The defenders practiced techniques to stop and command a driver safely out of a possibly dangerous vehicle. The training prepared the groups for an upcoming

  • Keimei Gakuen students tour Yokota

    More than 20 students from Keimei Gakuen, a local school, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 3, 2015. During their visit, the students toured a variety of 374th Civil Engineer Squadron facilities. Yokota members host tours throughout the year to foster relationships with the local community and to

  • FEATURE - Courage under fire: EOD tech diffuses a deadly encounter

    Upon arriving at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, for his fourth deployment, the arid desert heat and blinding dunes of sand struck a nostalgic chord with Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Parker, as the golden wasteland in front of him reminded him of his own backyard."To me, it looked like

  • Cleaning hazardous waste under Arctic conditions

    Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst, members of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, along with five other state and federal agencies, practiced techniques to deal with an oil or hazardous waste spill under cold weather conditions during an exercise here Feb. 3 through 5.As the lone CES