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  • Angry? There's a class for that

    Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seemed to be going right and someone knew exactly what buttons to push and they were not only pushing them, they were bashing them with a hammer? Maybe on a different day you would be able to deal with the situation, but this time you are seriously

  • Band ramps up engagement as command position returns to Japan

    As U.S. forces rebalance to the Pacific, one group of Air Force musicians looks to play its way to new levels of engagement throughout the world's largest region.After a five-year absence, the command position for the U.S.A.F. Band of the Pacific has returned to Yokota Air Base, Japan--and with it,

  • USAF, China's PLA physicians gather for first-ever acupuncture exchange

    At the invitation of China's People Liberation Army, U.S. Air Force medical physicians, along-side their Chinese military and civilian counterparts, conducted a first-ever Medical Acupuncture and Battlefield Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Beijing, China Oct. 21-27. The exchange, attended

  • Osan's 36th FS puts positive mark on Singapore partnership

    The 36th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed 77 members in support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed exercise Commando Sling in October 2012. The "Fiends" sharpened their air combat skills through combined air combat training with the Republic of Singapore Air Force, explained Capt. Tyler

  • Vehicle maintainers roll into digital age

    The U.S. military has a reputation for keeping pace with technology, using it to effectively keep the combat edge while streamlining processes for its workforce. The continual innovation in digital technologies makes it one of the most challenging arenas in which to maintain superiority.Although

  • Commentary: The pain of Isolation.

    Most people don't know me as the daughter of a man who committed suicide--but I am. I have spent the last 18 years and 11 months dodging an often-used statistic which condemns me to follow in his footsteps. According to an April 2010 New York Times article, children whose parents commit suicide are

  • 36th Wing IG beefs up preparation for CUI

    The 36th Wing Inspector General's office conducted pre-exercise briefings at the base theater here, Nov. 4.The goal for the briefings was to get Andersen Airmen focused and ready for the coming operational readiness exercises, leading up to the combined unit inspection in May 2013."We gear towards

  • Andersen utilizes Social Norms to battle alcohol abuse

    Team Andersen was selected to participate in an Air Force-wide study called the Social Norms project here in October. All permanent party, active-duty Airmen ages 17 to 24 were required by the 36th Wing to participate in an educational session on personal drinking habits and perceptions of drinking

  • Service members across Okinawa observe Veterans Day

    It's a cool November morning on Okinawa, Japan, and as the rest of the Island stirs around them, it seems as though time stands still as Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and even veterans from wars long ago gather for a ceremony at the 18th Wing headquarters building to observe Veterans Day Nov.

  • Hawaii-based wounded warriors visit Alaska for care

    The Alaskan mid-October weather is surprisingly nice as a man stands face to face with a moose. In most cases, such a situation could easily become dangerous. Both appear introverted and timid, keeping some distance. The man turns his back on the large animal, which then approaches him. It rests its