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  • Typhoon Bolaven can't stop Osan Airmen

    Osan Air Base weathered Typhoon Bolaven relatively unscathed Aug. 28, 2012, in part due to robust planning and preventative measures ahead of the storm. The base entered Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness (TCCOR) 1 in the morning, with maximum gusts of winds at 50 knots during the day. All

  • Boot camp puts staff selects in NCO mindset

    Osan Air Base's newly selected staff sergeants received a glimpse into the life of a non-commissioned officer during the Professional Development Center's NCO boot camp Aug. 21, 2012. More than 65 senior airmen and staff sergeants awaiting an Osan Airman Leadership School billet participated in the

  • Misawa Air Base prepares for CUI

    Along with strengthening physical and mental physique and maintaining the safety of the American people, fulfilling inspection requirements are just another part of the Air Force life style.Which is why, in September, the base will be participating in its first consolidated unit inspection.The CUI,

  • Andersen exercises for success

    Team Andersen participated in Beverly Palm 12-04, an Operational Readiness Exercise, here Aug. 17-24. The exercise prepares Team Andersen for future inspections. "These exercises are used to take positive steps toward improving the base and preparing for upcoming inspections," said Master Sgt.

  • HSC-25 rescue swimmers: practice makes perfect

    Navy search and rescue swimmers from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE here have taken on a job, and it is not for the faint of heart. The HSC-25 supports the Seventh Fleet units in the Western Pacific and assists the U.S. Coast Guard by providing SAR units. HSC-25 is the only helicopter

  • B-52s bring persistent airpower to Exercise Pitch Black 12

    The 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., took to the skies of Australia's Northern Territory Aug. 2 to 18 as the lone U.S. Air Force unit flying in Exercise Pitch Black 12.With more than 2,200 personnel and up to 100 participating military aircraft, Exercise Pitch Black 12