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  • McChord wings set record for airlift in Operation Deep Freeze

    Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing, in partnership with their active-duty brethren from the 62nd Airlift Wing, complete a record-setting season for Operation Deep Freeze. ODF C-17 airlift support began Aug. 20, 2011 and ended with the return of Team McChord here March 4.As the 304th

  • History-making Op Deep Freeze 2011-2012 season concludes

    Following the redeployment of the last two C-17 Globemaster IIIs to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., the personnel participating in the 2011-2012 edition of Operation Deep Freeze can lay claim to yet another successful and history-making season. ODF is the

  • Airmen run for knights

    Airmen from Osan and Kunsan air bases united March 18, 2012, to run the Seoul Marathon in honor of the Knights of Heroes Foundation.The Knights of Heroes foundation's mission is to offer summer programs for children who have lost their fathers during military service. The program provides an

  • American, Okinawan kids get kick out of Friendship Day

    Kadena Town Sports Dome was filled with children March 17 who were participating in the Japan-U.S. Friendship Day sports event called "Ichariba choodee," which means, "Once together, forever friends."Approximately 60 American students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base joined

  • 35th Firedogs: more than just brave Airmen

    In the minds of many, the word 'firefighter' may invoke images of a big, burly man who dashes into burning buildings, saves kittens in trees and carries an ax. However, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron's firefighters, nicknamed firedogs, know better than anyone that there is more to the title of

  • Osan F-16 crashes, pilot safe

    An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed near Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, during a routine training mission at approximately March 21. The aircraft, assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron here, was flying a mission as part of the 51st Fighter Wing's ongoing exercise. The pilot safely ejected from

  • Veterans tour Andersen

    Member of a military historic tour group and interested personnel view Andersen's historical assets during a tour on Andersen Air Force Base March 13. The tour was part of the 17th annual Military Histories tour that brings veterans back to the old battlefields on Guam and Iwo Jima.

  • Joint Operation Completes Massive Cargo Transfer in Antarctica

    Battling challenging weather conditions, 92 soldiers and sailors provided specialized support to the on-site workforce to achieve the single annual resupply of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Incoming and retrograde cargo totaling 15.5 million pounds was handled by members of the Joint Task Force -

  • Andersen hosts SFARP

    Four squadrons of F-18s from the Naval Air Facility at Atsugi Japan, along with approximately 550 military aircrew personnel, are at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) until April 10 for the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP). The fighter squadrons deploy to the island biannually for