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  • Wolf Pack views Navy mission

    The U.S. Navy "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, conducted logistics operations between Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, and the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Oct. 10, 2013. During these operations, the Wolf Pack had the opportunity to view both the "Providers" mission as

  • From it to WIT

    He started off under the microscope during an Operational Readiness Exercise, working on the day's tasks and receiving exercise injects while members of the group formerly known as the Exercise Evaluation Team watched his every move.As a crew chief who spent his time inspecting aircraft and

  • Kadena PMEL keeps PACOM's calibrations precise

    At first glance, the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratories looks like any other building. Once inside the immaculate and sterile interior, its pressure sealed doors and hallways look more appropriate for a hospital than a maintenance shop.While most PMEL

  • Fiscal 2013: an engaging year for Pacific Air Forces

    Throughout fiscal 2013, the key aspect of Pacific Air Forces was engagement as more than 45,000 Pacific Air Forces Airmen conducted a broad spectrum of operations, from humanitarian relief to decisive combat employment, in an area covering 13 time zones and 100 million square miles.These operations

  • Readiness Week: Displaying excellence

    As the military faces fiscal uncertainty, members of the 374th Airlift Wing spent the week showing that they're still conducting their mission as the primary airlift hub for the Western Pacific during Readiness Week.Going through multiple preparations and emergency scenarios, Yokota Air Base

  • Fitness matters: physical fitness changes a Hickam Airman's life

    Tech. Sgt. Andrea Conn, a 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing budget analyst, was an average Airman when it came to physical fitness. Her PT scores weren't terrible, but she was 50 pounds overweight and unhappy with what she saw in the mirror, so she decided to turn her life around. That was just one

  • ROK army ROTC cadets experience Osan from inside out

    Nearly 60 cadets from Sungshin University's Republic of Korea army Reserve Officers' Training Corps were welcomed here, Oct. 9, and given an in-depth look at how Osan works to fight and win. The tour included stops at several units on base, and was part of an ongoing effort to build relationships

  • Fire prevention week focuses on kitchen safety

    The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight hosted several activities in observance of this year's fire prevention week which kicked off Oct. 6.With the goal of educating the public about fire safety, President Woodrow Wilson issued the fire prevention week proclamation in 1922

  • Postponed: 2013 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium

    As a result of the US government shutdown and the corresponding fiscal constraints, the 2013 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium has been postponed to a later date. The symposium, hosted by Gen Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces Commander, on behalf of Gen Mark Welsh, Air Force Chief of Staff, would have

  • Joint team saves lives in Korea

    A joint effort from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Wolf Pack saved two civilians lives Oct. 9, 2013. The two patients suffered third degree burns to their arms and face on a ship at sea. U.S. Navy helicopters from Carrier Air Wing (CVN 73) 5 sprang into action initiating the rescue effort. The