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  • New enlisted club rejuvenates Osan spirit

    In recent month's members of the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron have been working with Korean contractors to construct a state-of-the-art enlisted club facility at Osan Air Base. The facility, which costs an estimated $13 million, will be the last club built solely for enlisted service members in the

  • National Guard Rescue Squadrons make weekend rescue

    On Dec. 31, 2011, 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center mobilized the 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, sending their crews through Eielson Air Force Base to begin search and rescue operations of two hunters stranded near Bird Creek .According to the RCC, a father and son had set out on a

  • 13 AF receives top CFC level of recognition

    For the 2011Hawaii-Pacific Combined Federal Campaign, the Jungle Warriors of 13th AirForce accounted for more than 23 percent of the money raised for the joint base and received the highest level of recognition.On behalf of the 13th AF staff, Lt. Cmdr. Mike Norton from the 613 Air and Space

  • Australian Royal Air Force senior leaders visit 13 AF

    Senior defense leaders from the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force met here Jan. 18 - 19. This high level visit was called in order to increase mutual understanding of the current and future priorities for the two air forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Lt Gen Ted Kresge, 13th Air

  • Take this job and love it: Burning rubber helps land U-2 safely

    Editor's Note: This is the first in a series called "Take this job and love it," which are stories based on service members with interesting careers and their experiences.Going 100 mph down the flightline might be normal for an F-16 Fighting Falcon, but for the drivers of the U-2 "Dragon Lady" chase

  • Cargo movement puts bread, bullets in war fighter's hands

    Many flights in the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron perform a number of challenging tasks while supporting the Wolf Pack's vital mission. However, one "Wraith" flight goes a step further providing unmatched customer service for Kunsan's Airmen. The traffic management flight, or TMO, tries to make

  • The face of Misawa base housing changes, policies don't

    Due to on-base renovations, military families moving to Misawa Air Base may be asked to live off-base as early as March or April, said Avery Borders, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, chief of capital asset management element. However, the on-base first policy will not be changed or revoked, said

  • Security forces improve response efforts

    Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron here received Pacific Air Forces' High Risk Response Training by a mobile training unit from ANSER, an operating unit of Analytic Services, Jan. 13. The ANSER team of instructors developed a week long course using constructive teaching methods that