Arctic front storms through Alaska, leaves a mess

All summer, the Lower 48 has been hit with nasty weather - droughts, fires, record-breaking heat, and recently, Hurricane Isaac.Alaska, after record snowfall last winter, enjoyed a cool, pleasant summer.Until Tuesday night.An arctic storm off the southern Bering Sea brought high winds up Turnagain

UFG '12 exercise wraps up in South Korea

Exercise Ulchi Freedom-Guardian one of the largest Joint Staff directed theater exercises in the world involving more than 30,000 participants from the Republic of Korea the U.S. and other nations, came to an end Aug 30 following two weeks of training around the Korean Peninsula.The annual

Andersen and Australian EOD work together in Tri-Crab 2012

Team Andersen's Explosive Ordnance Disposal participated in the biennial multinational EOD exercise Tri-Crab 2012 from Aug. 20-31 on and around Guam.Tri-Crab is a combined engagement that focuses on strengthening relationships within the Asia-Pacific region through training and information

JBER turns landfill gas into energy

During an especially cold December afternoon, a swirling formation of obsidian ravens hovered over a gray chimney, the structure pushing out hot air in the form of burned methane gas and oxygen combusted into water and carbon dioxide. Perhaps the black birds liked the heat. Perhaps they liked the

COMPACAF welcomes Chinese Military to PACAF

35th FW welcomes new commander

Brig. Gen. Michael Rothstein relinquished command of the 35th Fighter Wing to Col. Stephen Williams as a symbolic representation of the transfer of leadership at the 35 FW change of command ceremony in Hangar 949, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 4, 2012. Rothstein is headed to Arizona to be the

MARE demonstrates Misawa's joint response capabilities

They're back! Pacific Showcase returns to the Fussa-Yokota Friendship Concert

Pacific Showcase, Band of the Pacific-Asia's jazz ensemble, performed at the Fussa-Yokota Friendship Concert Aug. 28 as part of their first tour through the Pacific Region after a nearly five-year absence.The people in Fussa City have been eagerly awaiting Pacific Showcase's return, said retired

Inaugural MASF exercise tests joint-force aeromedical evacuation

Airmen and Soldiers participated in an inaugural Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28.During the exercise, the 374th Medical Group, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 459th Airlift Squadron, teamed up with the Army Combat Support Hospital at Sagami

Operational F-22's employ small diameter bombs during WSEP

During a Combat Hammer exercise Alaska F-22 Raptors became the first operational F-22 unit to drop GBU-39 small diameter bombs.Although small diameter bombs have been employed by test pilots, Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, provided