Ancient doomsday calendar highlights need for emergency preparedness

(The following story is intended to highlight the importance of emergencypreparedness.)With bated breath, people around the world stare at their televisions, search the internet and scan the heavens in search for signs of the end. Some cataclysmic calendar of a long-gone civilization foretold the

Airman receives surprise STEP promotion

AFE ensures anti-exposure suits are airtight, waterproof

When the human body is immersed in cold water, it loses heat 25 times faster than it does when exposed to cold air.For F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots flying over the frigid Pacific Ocean and Yellow Sea during routine flights, the anti-exposure suits they wear can be the difference between life and

Air mobility maintainers keep the mission running

A C-5A Galaxy from Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tenn., needed to refuel to continue its mission across the Pacific theater. The aircraft landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a base strategically positioned to be a good breaking point for military and commercial flights enroute. The

Kunsan, Hurlburt Field Airmen unite to spread holiday cheer

Despite more than 7,000 miles and at least 10 time zones between them, the junior enlisted forces of Hurlburt Field and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, teamed up to comfort the widows of former Airmen. Members of Hurlburt Airman's Voice and Kunsan's Airmen Committed to Excellence signed, sealed

U.S., Japan firefighters team up, tackle training

Wreaths Across Amercia

Alaskan NORAD Region keeps Santa safe, on schedule

Children around the world know the role the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, plays in tracking Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world. What many don't know is the role an organization in Alaska plays in ensuring Santa makes his deliveries.U.S. and Canadian servicemembers of

$8 million MXS facility consolidates operations

A ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Kunsan Dec. 18 signified the completion of a new maintenance complex which consolidates 18 interrelated shops. The new accessories shop cost $8 million and was completely funded by the Republic of Korea. It will be home to four functional areas within the 8th

JBER fire fighters take polar plunge