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  • 554th RED HORSE: "SEMPER DUCIMUS" for 47 years

    The 554th RED HORSE Squadron continues to uphold its unit motto, "semper ducimus" or "always leading" as it celebrates its 47th birthday on Oct.12, making the 554th RHS the oldest RED HORSE squadron in the U.S. Air Force. As other services have well known units, such as the Army's 101st and 82nd

  • Emergency crews stay sharp, practice response

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and 374th Medical Group participated in an emergency management exercise here Oct. 5.The three units used smoke and simulated victims to create a sense of realism for the exercise.

  • Cars fly during Typhoon Jelawat

    Despite predictions from various weather sources that Typhoon Jelawat would overlook Okinawa, Kadena was pounded with an estimated 23 inches of heavy rain fall for nearly 24 hours and experienced sustained winds greater than 85 mph last weekend."Initially, the typhoon was expected to flow into

  • Bells ring for fallen firefighter comrades

    Three white blocks sit 10 feet from a cement memorial where three square stones have been placed in memory of fallen firefighters from Kadena.Each cement block holds a single flag pole, which is home to the American flag, the Japanese flag, and the Kadena Fire Department flag. Despite being

  • 35th Fighter Wing reaches 2012 flying hour quota

    While sitting in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, Capt. Ruben Amezaga, 14th Fighter Squadron C-Flight commander, glanced at the clock as the sun lowered and its pinkish-orange glow signaled the end of another day at Misawa. Unfortunately for Amezaga, it wasn't like any other day. It

  • Airmen showcase C-17 to New Zealanders

    Thousands of New Zealanders visited the Christchurch International Airport for a chance to get a glimpse inside the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, which deployed to Christchurch from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sep. 29 in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2012.Airmen from the 62nd

  • Discovery Channel documents "Mighty Plane" C-17 Globemaster III

    The show "Mighty Planes" took aim at a new plane in the C-17 Globemaster III, and the Discovery Channel was here to film the versatile cargo plane from Sept. 20 to Wednesday. "The whole show Mighty Planes is exactly what it is, it's planes that are 'mighty;' that are big," said Stephen Grant,

  • JBER HOME TO UNIQUE P38 Lightning

    Flying through a January sky in 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert Nesmith was piloting a P-38G Lightning - one of the Air Force's best aircraft during World War II. The plane, equipped with two engines and relatively long wings, was a beautiful sight, and Nesmith worked hard to be in a

  • Thirteenth Air Force inactivates, merges with PACAF

    The Thirteenth Air Force, headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, inactivated on September 28, 2012, in a ceremony which celebrated its seventy-year history of supporting the Pacific region. The operational roles and responsibilities of 13th Air Force will be assumed by Pacific Air Forces,