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  • Andersen welcomes 69th EBS

    The 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., has arrived to support U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence here.Since 2004, Andersen has played host to the CBP after Pacific Air Forces began routinely deploying B-1, B-2 and B-52 bomber aircraft to Guam on a

  • PACAF inspectors check Osan readiness

    Team Osan reported for duty April 22 in response to a base-wide recall for operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-02.Beverly Midnight 12-02 is the second half of a two-week consolidated unit inspection where Osan Air Base Exercise Evaluation Team members are graded by Pacific Air Force

  • Take this job and love it: Four-legged Airmen bred to serve

    Editor's Note: This is the fifth in a series called "Take this job and love it," which are stories based on service members with interesting careers and their experiences.For most individuals looking at Security Forces, they envision a very professional service member in a crisply pressed uniformed

  • Misawa's defenders rock the red man

    When push comes to shove, literally, 35th Security Forces Airmen are trained to control the situation. The most common training method to ensure this level of readiness is donning the red man suit. The red man suit is a protective garment Airmen wear during baton training. The basic goal of a

  • Doolittle raid sparks nation during early days of WWII

    It was 1942 and the world was at war for the second time that century. American morale was as low as it had ever been and Japanese forces began an all-out assault on United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.It was also the year when a pilot, Lt. Col. James Doolittle, would lead a

  • Alaska Raptors reach major upgrade milestone

    Alaskan F-22s met a major milestone during a recent training sortie when new upgrades to the fighter allowed for a Joint Direct Attack Munition to be dropped on self generated coordinates. Software and hardware upgrades, part of the F-22 modernization plan known as Increment 3.1, allow for pilots to

  • Out, about with IG inspectors

    Members of the Pacific Air Force Inspectors General team continue their work here as day four of the Wolf Pack's Consolidated Unit Inspection comes to a close, April 19.PACAF IG members will be finalizing reports, recommendations and suggested improvement areas as the 8th Fighter Wing prepares for