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  • Airman helps injured runner to safety

    When echoes of a screaming man filled the jungle, a 734th Air Mobility Squadron lieutenant made it his duty to find his location and carry him to safety. Approximately 80 people from a running club participated in a seven-mile trek through the jungle Sept. 13, 2014, in the hills of Merizo on the

  • JBER honors POW/MIA day with somber ceremony

    Service members honored missing and fallen comrades Sept. 19, during a POW/MIA ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.According to Defense Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Office, National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors prisoners of war and missing service members and their families, and

  • U.S. Airmen share medevac capabilities with JASDF

    Taking care of your own--it is a responsibility maintained culturally by the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. One way Airmen take care their own is through medical health care.The 459th Airlift Squadron, from Yokota Air Base, Japan, flew to Kadena Air Base Tuesday and Wednesday

  • F-35 Lightning II demonstration comes to Misawa

    Lockheed Martin hosted an F-35 Lightning II cockpit demonstration simulation Sept. 24 through 26 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.The demonstration was brought to Misawa in order to increase awareness of the new aircraft and to become familiar with the multi-role fighter that will ultimately be the

  • 67th Annual AF Ball

    U.S. Air Force, Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Forces and local community members come together to celebrate the 67th Annual Air Force Ball at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2014. The event included a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action commemoration and cake-cutting ceremony, as well as live

  • PACAF hosts Pacific Rim Air Power Symposium

    Pacific Air Forces hosted military leaders from 20 countries throughout the Pacific region during the annual Pacific Rim Air Power Symposium held here Sept. 22-25, 2014. The PACRIM Airpower Symposium, previously known as the PACAF Director of Operations Conference, builds and improves multilateral

  • Volunteers partner to clean base beaches for International Coastal Cleanup

    Nearly 100 volunteers gathered at Tarague Beach Sept. 20 to participate in the 2014 International Coastal Cleanup.The volunteers cleared several hundred pounds of trash, as well as five large trash bags containing recyclable materials to include tires, fishing nets and a discarded 55 gallon drum

  • Valiant Shield 2014 comes to successful end

    The fifth iteration of Valiant Shield came to a close here Sept. 23 after nine days of joint air, land and sea interoperability training between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army."Overall, Valiant Shield 2014 was a very successful exercise," said Navy Rear Adm. Russell

  • Valiant Shield 2014 continues joint-interoperability training

    Despite several days of thunderstorms, torrential rainfall and a 6.7 earthquake that shook the island, Valiant Shield 2014 is moving forward, on schedule and meeting its prescribed training objectives."The exercise is going very well so far. We have met a lot of the objectives that we had planned