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  • Air Force twins retire together

    Identical twin brothers Jared and Jason Tuckett retired from the Air Force June 10 on Torii Station, Japan. Master Sgt. Jason Tuckett, 3rd Intelligence Squadron mission management superintendent, made the more than 7,500-mile long trip with family to Okinawa, Japan, from the states to retire

  • PACAF unveils new strategic plan

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces, Gen. Hawk Carlisle, has released his strategy for promoting stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region. PACAF Strategic Plan 2013 aligns PACAF's priorities with the national rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, and serves as a guide to prioritize

  • Kadena altitude chamber conducts final operations

    The 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's aerospace and operational physiology flight altitude chamber recently conducted its final operations. "We're shutting down the chamber because we are transitioning from the altitude chamber to our reduced oxygen breathing device, which we're going to start

  • Operation PACANGEL 2013 soars in Vietnam

    The United States and Vietnam began humanitarian assistance operations in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, June 10 as part of Operation Pacific Angel.Operation PACANGEL, which is in its sixth year, is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance exercise led by Pacific Air Forces."We are here

  • Five pilots visit with children at Providence

    Every child has a hero or idol. At Providence Children's Hospital, there are a handful of children who are fond of Air Force pilots in particular. During a recent visit to the hospital, the children were given the opportunity to meet a group of pilots from the 302nd Fighter Squadron, the 517th

  • Airman's epiphany: binge drinking is a siren with a deadly agenda

    *For the protection and privacy of the following Airmen' s identities, their names have been changed and duty titles withheld.Binge drinking has been a notorious part of mankind' s culture for centuries. Unfortunately, the heavy drinking style has an equally long history of sending people to their

  • Kadena command chief one of 15 'Eagles' at ACSC

    Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief for the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, is one of 15 "Eagles" who are sharing their military experiences and stories to several hundred Air Command and Staff College students during the school's annual Gathering of Eagles week June 4-7.The GoE is

  • JBER teen nominated for national Air Force honors

    Here on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, there are many military youths who are recognized for volunteer efforts that help the community. One of those youths shone brightest and was honored for his work.Meet Gage Dabin. Dabin, 17, has been named the Military Youth of the Year for Alaska and Pacific