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  • JBER AIRMEN CLEAR THE DANGER ZONE

    The explosive ordnance disposal team tried and tried to make it out to the remote island, but every time they were prepared for the trip, their flight was cancelled due to weather. After many tries, they finally got out to the island - but the trip was cut short. The team only had time to dispose of

  • JBER Airmen provide dignified-transfer support

    Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson provided a dignified transfer Thursday of a transfer case containing personal effects and possible human remains from an aircraft wreckage site on Colony Glacier.The wreckage partially surfaced from the glacier and was spotted June 10 by an Alaska Army

  • Executive Observer Program builds international partnerships

    Fourteen senior air power leaders from the global community joined Pacific Air Forces leaders for the premier multi-national large force employment exercise while building partnerships June 15.The hosts of this year's Red Flag-Alaska Executive Observer Program were Gen. Gary North, commander Pacific

  • 13 Air Force commander greets RIMPAC Combined Force Air Component Commander

    Lt. Gen. Stanley Kresge, commander, 13th Air Force, greets Royal Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Hood, July 2, 2012, at the 613th Air Operations Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During Rim of the Pacific, scheduled from June 29 through Aug. 3, Gen. Hood will serve as the RIMPAC

  • 18th CMS helps Kadena use its 'inside voice'

    Anyone who's ever been near a fighter jet with the engines running can attest to the ground-shaking, ear-shattering scream that emanates from the powerful machine. However, by using the engine test facility on Kadena rather than testing the machines on the flightline, the 18th Component Maintenance

  • Filling 5,000 sandbags

    The monsoon season typically begins in late June and runs for about a month. Nearly 50 percent of the area's annual precipitation will fall during this period. On June 29, units from the 8th Fighter Wing pitched in to help the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fill 5,000 sandbags. The sandbags are

  • Creating smiles, one tooth at a time

    The dentist... what's the first thing that comes to mind? For some, it's the grinding noise, the fluoride treatment or even the conversation about the importance of flossing. For those with more serious teeth issues, going to the dentist causes even more worry and concern. Those patients at Yokota,

  • Bilateral relations strengthened; friendships created at Misawa Sports Day

    Distinguished members of the Misawa City community, United States Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force gathered at the base beach to get to know one another and become friends during Sports Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 30, 2012.Nine teams were compiled to compete in the day's events,