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  • Air Force 'grease monkey' is also jumpmaster

    On any given day, more than 100 Army airborne paratrooperss may be lined up in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III awaiting a final safety inspection before being cleared to exit the aircraft toward a drop zone thousands of feet below.The important job of ensuring the safety, proficiency and

  • Slideshow: Airlifters Launch Readiness Week

    C-130 aircrews with the 36th Airlift Squadron launched readiness week with a large formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. During the coming week, Airmen will hone their skills and bolster their ability to support any contingency in the Pacific. To view the slideshow click here.

  • TechNet builds network, partnership for the future

    More than 450 people from the U.S. Department of Defense and technology industry came together for the 7th Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet Tokyo Feb. 12 to 15, at the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. "TechNet offered attendees the opportunity to get an

  • USAF senior NCOs participate in USMC academy

    Thirty-three U.S. Airmen and Marines are attending a joint staff and senior NCO academy on Camp Hansen, Japan.The Staff NCO Academy Advanced Course is an eight-week course where Air Force master sergeants and Marine Corps gunnery sergeants learn various styles of leadership and communication, and

  • U.S. Air Force aircraft to perform at Avalon Air Show

    The U.S. military will be represented at Australian International Airshow International and Aerospace and Defense Exposition at Avalon Airport, Victoria, Australia, from February 26 through March 3. A cross-section of U.S. military aircraft and equipment are scheduled to be present through static

  • 2013 Okinawa Marathon yields most runners, Kadena volunteers to date

    More than 500 Kadena volunteers helped hydrate and cheer on the more than 14,000 runners participating in the 2013 Okinawa Marathon and 10-km race Feb. 17.The number of volunteers and runners was the most for the 21st annual event."I'd like to say thank you to the volunteers," said Okinawa mayor