AF leaders visit Kadena to thank Airmen

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and their spouses met with Airmen and families assigned to Kadena Aug. 21 and 22.Welsh and Cody's visit to Kadena was part of a two-week tour of the Pacific to thank Airmen and discuss the

LRS, 46 years of friendship

If a large group of people come together with a common goal, they can accomplish great things through hard work and dedication. For more than 45 years the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron has come together to support a group of kids in need.Located in Aomori City, Japan, the Fuji Seiboen orphanage

AFE supports pilots through equipment maintenance

Top AF leaders visit Team Osan

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited here Aug. 22 to 23 to discuss Air Force priorities and thank Airmen and families for their service and dedication.Throughout their visit, Welsh and Cody met with Airmen from across the base

Partners in sky, on land, at sea

American and Korean F-16 Fighting Falcons took off from Kunsan Air Base on a friendship flight mission in the skies over Gunsan, Republic of Korea, Aug. 14, 2013. Colonel S. Clinton Hinote, 8th Fighter Wing commander, led the U.S. Air Force aircraft while Col. Min-Oh Seo, 38th Fighter Group

JDEWR brings fight to F-16 pilots

Groundbreaking advancements to F-16 Fighting Falcon warfare training here arrived last week in the form of a Joint Deployable Electronic Warfare Range, or JDEWR.The JDEWR is a weapon system that provides tactical-level training to participants in live training events. It's implemented as a threat

Airlifters enable jump week

The C-130 Hercules shakes with turbulence as it hits a thermal updraft. The seats are packed with adrenaline-soaked Soldiers fully equipped in gear and parachutes."Ten minutes!" A jumpmaster yells out over the aircraft noise. "Ten minutes!" Soldiers reply as they prepare themselves for the

Stratotanker, Stratofortress tandem continue half a century of Asia-Pacific partnership

America's involvement in the Vietnam War continued to escalate in 1965, and on June 18, 27 B-52 Stratofortresses broke the threshold of Guam's airspace toward the open skies of the Pacific to conduct the first Arc Light mission. At the same time, 27 KC-135 Stratotankers departed Japan to rendezvous

Heroic moment: right place, right time

It all started with her normal drive home from work. It's a drive she has completed enough times, she could probably do it with her eyes closed.However, for Tech. Sgt. Mary Camero, a customer support supervisor with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, what happened on this trip home is something

CSAF, CMSAF begin tour of PACAF

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody began their first visit to the Pacific Air Forces Aug. 18. After making their first stop in Hawaii, Welsh and Cody will visit Air Force bases across the Pacific theater in Alaska, Japan and the