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  • USAF Band of the Pacific-Asia performs at Sendai, Japan

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia from Yokota Air Base, Japan, completed a 3-day tour here, April 20 through 22, in remembrance of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the area approximately two years ago.The earthquake and tsunami triggered Operation Tomodachi, a U.S.

  • U.S. Airman returns to Indonesian roots during PACANGEL

    Staff. Sgt. Endro Accettola, an electrical systems journeyman from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left his hometown of Balikpapan, Indonesia, in 2002 at the age of 14. His first time back to Indonesia was with the U.S. Air Force on a humanitarian operation called Pacific Angel.PACANGEL is a

  • 961st AACS keeps 'eyes in the sky'

    In the quiet darkness surrounding the Kadena flightline, the awaiting aircraft roars to life with an escalated screech, and cool air rushes to fill the newly lit cabin.As the chill meets the humid Okinawan atmosphere within the aircraft, a smoke-like fog diffuses into the nooks and crevices around

  • Eielson youth show Purple Up pride

    Robert M. Crawford Elementary School students celebrated Purple Up Day April 19, 2013, honoring military children who make unique sacrifices in support of their active duty mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Alaska recently adopted Purple Up Day last year to show support for an estimated 13,000

  • JBER fire station, Airman win top Air Force honors

    Service members from all walks of life receive awards recognizing their outstanding accomplishments every day. One Airman, however, embodies what those awards are meant to recognize. Senior Master Sgt. Tobias Adam, deputy fire officer with the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, has demonstrated skills

  • Indonesian, U.S. forces practice humanitarian evacuation

    After two days of in-class lectures, U.S. and Indonesian service members and civilians from the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center participated in an aeromedical evacuation subject-matter expert exchange here, April 24.During the exchange, a disaster scenario was simulated in which patients

  • Top ranking US military officer visits Yokota

    The highest-ranking U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2013, as part of his tour of the Pacific region.During his visit, Dempsey addressed service members at Yokota, sharing his vision for

  • 730 AMS keeps Yokota people, cargo moving

    In the civilian world, whenever the U.S. Postal Service needs to ship internationally, they use cargo planes. In the military, the process is pretty much the same except instead of mail, shipments include ammunition, food, supplies and even people. On Yokota Air Base, that mission is accomplished by