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  • ATC Icemen train Army for fixed-wing aircraft

    Air traffic controllers are nothing new to the Army. The difference is that most of their experience applies to rotary-wing aircraft rather than the usual fixed-wing aircraft flown by the Air Force.Two Fort Wainwright Soldiers, however, are getting the best of both worlds.Spcs. Paul Murray and

  • General Mack and the Pack

    Brigadier Gen. Russell Mack, 7th Air Force vice commander, visited the Wolf Pack Jan. 10, 2014. During his tour, Mack was briefed on current and planned projects and how they will affect the base while viewing the mission at Kunsan.

  • Preparing Yokota

    Security forces personnel have always played a vital role in Yokota's mission. However, one of the more unnoticed aspects of security forces is their commitment to ensuring that Yokota Airmen are proficient in combat arms.Combat arms training instructors provide ground weapons training and

  • 2014 Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational wraps up

    The Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational, a three-day adaptive athletic competition between 120 wounded warriors, concluded with a recognition ceremony and luau at the Hale Koa Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 11.    Leadership from each service branch attended the ceremony to present their

  • Operation Damayan

    When Typhoon Haiyan, one of the largest Typhoons in history, hit the Philippines, Operation Damayan commenced. Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan teamed up with service members from other bases and branches to safely evacuate people from areas hardest hit by the typhoon. Lt.

  • Kadena prepares for MFE, implements new process

    The 18th Wing is preparing for a Mission Focused Exercise, formerly known as a Local Operational Readiness Exercise, set for Jan. 27-30 here. An MFE is an inspection that incorporates unit self-assessment along with the traditional survive and operate exercises that the wing is used to. "An MFE is a