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  • Hickam Honor Guard: A rewarding, challenging mission

    The image of a sharply dressed Airman kneeling in front of a fallen veteran's next of kin, gently handing them a folded U.S flag will forever be a representation of what it means to be an Honor Guard member. For them, being in the Honor Guard is a challenge and responsibility few get to experience

  • Yokota Airmen build partnerships at Iruma Air Show

    For the first time, Yokota Air Base, Japan, aircraft were featured in a Japan Air Self-Defense Force tradition 46 years in the making Nov. 3 -- the Iruma Air Show.With nearly 300,000 attendees, this was the largest event to be held in the Kanto Plain Region this year. Yokota's 459th Airlift Squadron

  • PACAF prepares for Ebola detection and control

    Ebola.  It's all over the news, litters our Facebook feeds and has become a common topic of conversation.  Healthcare workers from a variety of organizations have mobilized to Africa to help fight the disease, and now, some military members have begun to deploy to Liberia to support those

  • PACAF command chief visits Yokota

    Chief Master Sgt. Harold "Buddy" Hutchison, Pacific Air Forces command chief, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29 to meet with Airmen and discuss current issues.Hutchison and his wife, Tonya, toured Yokota facilities to gain a better understanding of base capabilities and services while

  • Wolf Pack defends base during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-1

    The Wolf Pack conducted quarterly effectiveness Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-1 here to demonstrate mission capabilities and ensure Airmen are ready to defend the base at a moment's notice Oct. 20 through 23.Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing had the opportunity to experience realistic scenarios as

  • RQ-4 Global Hawk leaves Misawa, flies south for winter

    Editor's note: Names have been left out of the article due to security concerns. After temporarily nesting here for the summer, two remotely-piloted RQ-4 Global Hawks returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.The Global Hawks arrived in May, marking the first time the aircraft landed in Japan.During

  • Misawa Airmen bring smiles to local orphans

    Fifteen Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan, visited more than 25 orphaned children at the Biko-en Children's Care House in Shichinohe, Japan, Oct. 18.The Airmen made the 14-mile trip to the orphanage to donate school supplies to elementary-aged children at the care house and interacting with the

  • Breast cancer can affect anyone; be proactive with exams

    "My primary care provider sent me for a mammogram to 'get it out of the way,'" said Meredith Rothstein, 39, spouse of Master Sgt. Howard Rothstein from the 3rd Maintenance Group. "Immediately, when the mammogram of my right breast appeared on the screen, I saw a white spidery-looking creature. Then,