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  • PACAF honors 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Pacific Air Forces Airmen were honored as PACAF's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at the Tradewinds Enlisted Club here, April 27. Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, with the help of Chief Master Sgt. Brooke McLean, PACAF command chief, presented each of the 12 Airmen with a plaque in

  • Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor

    Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the service.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz was joined by Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia and other industry, Air Force and civilian leaders as they were welcomed to Dobbins

  • 644 CBCS executes 'Dragon Thunder'

    The 644th Combat Communication Squadron successfully conducted field training exercise Dragon Thunder from April 16 to 27. During the exercise they accomplished communications setup and force protection training in a simulated bare-base environment."Based on what I have observed during my visits and

  • Senior enlisted member of the Armed Forces visits Osan

    Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited with Airmen and Soldiers during a trip to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 3, 2012.Battaglia also serves as the highest enlisted member in the U.S Armed Forces. In these roles,

  • First in PACAF: A forecast of perfection

    Some say perfection is unattainable, but that's just what the 8th Operations Support Squadron weather flight accomplished during their inspection April 9 to 13.The flight received an "Outstanding" 100 percent during the Standardization Evaluation Program for Weather Operations, the first in Pacific

  • JBER school partnerships star at awards luncheon

    The Star Awards luncheon is hosted by the Anchorage School Business Partnerships program annually to acknowledge the partnerships with the various agencies in the Anchorage community."The goal of the program is to improve citizenship and the educational experience of students through exposure to

  • Kunsan Airmen push their limits in combat fitness test

    The physical rigors of combat sometimes require Airmen to carry an unconscious wingman, move large weights over long distances, and crawl or sprint across fields.The combat fitness test held at Kunsan Air Base May 2 gave about 40 Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing a chance to test how they would hold

  • Pacific Angel-Laos in photos

    To view photos from the latest interation of Operation Pacific Angel that took place in Laos, April 23 through 28 click here. Officially in its fifth year, Operation PACANGEL is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation led by 13th Air Force. The operation supports U.S. Pacific