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  • PACANGEL 13-3 renovates community, enriches lives in Vietnam

    Eighteen U.S. military members partnered with ten military members from the Vietnam People's Army to help repair buildings in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, from June 10 through 15. The renovation projects were part of the Engineering Civil Action Program with Operation Pacific Angel 13-3.

  • U.S., Vietnam forces share ideas, knowledge during PACIFIC ANGEL 13-3

    When two countries are on opposite sides of the world, it's not hard to believe that when it comes to things like health care, they might perform them a little differently. This is one of the major reasons why the Subject Matter Expert Exchange programs have taken place in Vietnam, as part of

  • 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