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  • USAF, IAF complete historic joint training at JBER

    Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the Indian Air Force achieved a historic milestone after completing a joint air transportability training sortie Tuesday.Three Indian Air Force Airmen rode along on a C-17 Globemaster III crewed by the 517th Airlift Squadron as part of a tactics,

  • 8 LRS keeps the Pack moving

    Airmen from the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron loaded cargo onto 28 long-bed trucks Sept. 7 to 10 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to transport to Osan Air Base in support of 8th Fighter Wing flying operations while the runway undergoes construction here. The purpose of the closure is to

  • 35th MDG hosts bilateral medical job shadow program

    Recently, the 35th Medical Group hosted a job shadow program for Japanese medical students from Hirosaki University in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Held every summer for the past 13 years, the program provided seven days of on-the-job learning with professional Misawa physicians for the Japanese

  • Pediatricians care for young patients of Operation PACANGEL-Nepal

    More than an hour's drive along uneven, dirt roads outside a major city is the rural village of Manahari, Nepal, which is where the Shree Rastriya Rotary Secondary School can be found. Hundreds of Nepalese people line up outside the gate of the compound which is temporarily a site for health

  • Wolf Pack Airmen honor 9/11 with remembrance ceremony, silent walk

    Members of the 8th Fighter Wing honored the 13th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, by attending a remembrance ceremony and silent walk at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Spearheaded by Kunsan's 5/6, the Wolf Pack paid homage during a silent walk to honor the 2,977 innocent lives lost on 9/11,

  • Misawa reflects on 9/11

    Can you remember where you were or what you were doing when the attack happened on 9/11? Today is a day of reflection ...Thirteen years ago on Tuesday, September 11th at 8:46 a.m., terrorists started a series of coordinated suicide attacks against the United States. As a result, 2,977 innocent lives

  • Commander sets goals for Osan Air Base

    To help build momentum toward Team Osan-wide integration, Osan Air Base is standing up task forces around three goals to improve mission efficiency.The three goals are to reduce alcohol abuse, achieve 80 percent of Airmen reaching excellent on the fitness test, and enable and inspire the members of

  • Airmen host shoe drive during Pacific Unity 14-8

    Though the official mission of Pacific Unity 14-8 is to construct two female dormitories for students at Togoba Secondary School in Papua New Guinea, Airmen deployed in support of the operation have found additional ways to give back to the community. The team hosted a shoe drive Sept. 6, 2014, to

  • Joint effort widens scope of Operation Pacific Unity 14-8

    As Pacific Unity 14-8 wraps up this week, additional construction projects have begun at Togoba Secondary School in Papua New Guinea. Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action Program conducted in the Asia-Pacific region in collaboration with host nation civil authorities and military

  • Comm powers friendship's voice

    When Yokota opened its gates on Sept. 6 and 7 for this year's Friendship Festival, more than 150,000 patrons flocked to the flightline to experience the food, music, culture and aircraft the U.S. and Japan operate as part of their alliance. With that many people on the base at one time, keeping the