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  • 18th Operations Support Squadron provides vital support

    Several F-15 Eagle aircraft sat at the end of a runway. Then, in what seemed like a blink of an eye, they zoomed across the landscape and took to the air soaring high into the gray morning sky here Dec. 11.This scene is the bedrock of the U.S. Air Force's operations, but before the pilot can step

  • 18th SFS take additional DUI/DWI measures

    I can have one drink and be fine...I am a big guy; it takes more to get me drunk...Beer affects me differently than liquor...How many times have we heard these sayings? Having even just one drink could raise your blood alcohol content level high enough to land you with a driving while drinking

  • Vice President visits JBER, thanks service members

    Vice President Joe Biden visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Dec. 7 on his way back from multiple engagements in the Pacific region. During his brief stay, Biden took time to speak with representatives from each branch of service stationed here.After meeting and taking photos with several

  • 62nd Christmas Drop provides cheer, aid to Pacific Islands

    Two C-130 Hercules aircraft took off from the flightline here Dec. 11 and dropped packaged goods to islands in the Pacific as part of this year's Operation Christmas Drop.Every December, C-130 Hercules aircrews from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, partner with the 36th Wing here to

  • When all else fails go to MARS

    With the steady progression of technology, it's possible to communicate from almost anywhere via the internet or by cell phone. Today's communications rely on underground cables, cellphone towers and orbiting satellites, but what happens when they fail?When all else breaks, the government uses the

  • Spirit of giving broadens during 62nd Operation Christmas Drop

    More than 200 Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined with community members from Guam and Micronesia to celebrate the 2013 Operation Christmas Drop opening ceremony here Dec. 10.The event marked the official start of Pacific Air Forces' annual humanitarian

  • Misawa Airmen master the wing change

    Two days of knuckle-breaking work comes down to one single moment as two Airmen stand under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, finding the most comfortable stance to test their strength against its weight.As Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cornell and Airman 1st Class Randall Dennery lay their weight into the

  • Multinational training improves defenses

    On the Northern tip of Japan, foreign ground forces are slowly pushing south. The U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force are trying their best to hold the foreign forces off. All the while, the Air Force monitors the airspace and the Navy tries to lockdown the sea. Japan is under full-scale

  • Bishop Spencer visits Wolf Pack Chapel

    Bishop F. Richard Spencer, Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA visited Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 9, 2013 to visit with Chapel staff and the Catholic community.