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  • Yokota Route 56 courses improve Airmen leadership

    A variety of developmental courses aimed at improving NCO leadership skills and providing career-building resources for Airmen are offered quarterly by the Route 56 Organization at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The courses assist NCOs in growth and development, while providing them with tools needed to be

  • UNC celebrates the 67th Anniversary of the United Nations in Japan

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, Deputy Commander, United Nations Command, Korea (UNC-K); Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK); Commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea/U.S. Combine Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, South Korea,

  • F-22's success aided by Low Observable

    Many are surprised to discover that the largest organ the human body has is the skin. Skin provides a physical barrier against harmful, external factors. The F-22 Raptor, much like the human body, has a layer of skin called low observable. LO not only assists in retaining the jets' stealth

  • Wolf Pack practices 'dust-off' procedures

    The 8th Fighter Wing organized a joint medical evacuation exercise on Nov. 21, 2012. The exercise tested the capabilities of base personnel as well as the ability to work with US Army, US Navy and ROK Navy. The training scenario involved transporting a patient from Kunsan Air Base to Chinhae Naval

  • PACAF thanks multinational team for role in rescue

     * Editors Note: (On Nov. 19, Carlisle and Col. Stephen Williams, 35th Fighter Wing commander, presented a plaque shaped like an F-16's tail section, to the Manukai crew on behalf of the men and women of PACAF and the 35th FW).On July 22, a U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan,

  • Relationships facilitate mission success

    A mentor of mine once said, "Relationships matter, that's how we get things done in the Air Force." My squadron recently deployed to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska to conduct training on one of our nation's premier air-to-surface bombing ranges in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Among other

  • Korean students honor volunteer English teachers

    More than 25 Wolf Pack members were honored by their Korean students and the schools they volunteer at, during a recognition dinner hosted by the Gunsan office of education, Nov. 20 in Gunsan City, Republic of Korea.Students from some of the 30 Gunsan elementary and middle schools showcased their