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  • Don't let the summer bugs bite: Pest Management helps keep Airmen safe

    Flip-flops, shorts and t-shirts: the official uniform of summer. While some may enjoy the sun on their skin and the warmer weather all around, others may find reasons to keep covered up for fear of one of summer's biggest annoyances: mosquitoes. "The itching alone can drive you crazy," said Tech.

  • Osan Airman wins Air Force-level award

    A member of the 51st Maintenance Squadron won the Air Force's 2011 Outstanding Electronic Warfare Officer Award.Tech. Sgt. James Calzo, an avionics production supervisor with the 51st MXS received the good news from Col. Deborah Meserve, former 51st Maintenance Group commander, June 7, 2012. By

  • Reservist earns chaplain assistant award

    A Citizen Airman, an award set aside for Air Force Reservists, is someone who can be excellent in all they do in their Air Force career and allow that excellence to pour into their civilian lives. Staff Sgt. Rachel Barnes, winner of the 2011 Citizen Airman of the Year Award for a Reserve Chaplain

  • USFJ releases statement on pilot recovery

    Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, commander, U.S. Forces, Japan, released the following statement on the recovery of the F-16 pilot from Misawa today:"The men and women of U.S. Forces, Japan, are extremely grateful for the successful and safe recovery of our pilot. We are especially pleased with the

  • Misawa F-16 pilot safely recovered

    The pilot who ejected from a U.S. F-16 aircraft earlier Sunday morning was retrieved around 5:30 p.m. JKT on July 22, 2012, by a combined effort from Japanese and U.S. civilian and military assets.The pilot is in stable condition aboard a U.S. commercial vessel.The incident occurred approximately

  • Misawa F-16 aircraft goes down in North Pacific Ocean

    An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft went into the water at about 11:30 a.m. JKT July 22, approximately 250 miles Northeast of Hokkaido Island, Japan.The aircraft was from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan. One person, the pilot, was on board; efforts are currently underway to

  • Improvements shown in new weapons qualification course

    It's been roughly eight months since the Air Force started its new qualification course for the M-4 Carbine, and Combat Arms instructors seem to have made great strides with the new curriculum. The new course is staged to give a more realistic feel to the students by incorporating a few new