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  • Operation DEEP FREEZE - An Incredible and "Cool" Experience

    Lt Gen Ted Kresge, Commander, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) traveled to New Zealand and Antarctica November 21 to 23 to see members of his joint service, inter-agency team in action during Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze provides support to the National Science

  • Air base wing supports airborne brigade deployment

    Two hundred and ninety Soldiers from the U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, boarded a McDonnell-Douglas MD11 Nov. 28, at the Joint Mobility Center en route to Afghanistan. This was the first major departure for the brigade. More than 3,500 Soldiers are

  • Globetrotters amaze Misawa community

    The world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters entertained U.S. troops here Nov. 30, bringing a slice of home to the Misawa community during their 11th annual holiday tour of international U.S. military bases. The two-hour show brought smiles and laughter to more than 500 Misawa Air Base residents who

  • Bioenvironmental, civil engineers keep base water flowing

    Water is one of the most abundant resources in the world. It makes up 70 percent of a person's body and covers 75 percent of the Earth. Without it someone wouldn't survive more than a day in a harsh environment.Here at Osan, the 51st Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Flight and the 51st

  • Misawa Airmen exchange cultures with JASDF counterparts

    Ten airmen from Misawa Air Base visited Chitose Air Base, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, during a bilateral exchange in November. The airmen were treated to several tours and demonstrations to include a helicopter rescue demonstration and a tour of the new Chitose Air Traffic Control

  • U.S. Air Force: We don't deliver (not like that anyway)

    Hi,Thanks for replying to my ad. I'm in a hurry to find a buyer because I have a family emergency and I need to sell it before 22 November. My name is Larry. I'm an Air Force Staff Sergeant stationed at an AF Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The truck is here with me.This 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 4 Wheel

  • Research reveals practical solutions to common injuries

    Lower back injuries or chronic leg and ankle pain can cause major frustration for Airmen, sometimes even threatening Air Force careers. Although physical therapy treatment for these kinds of injuries can be successful in alleviating pain and even relapse, one physical therapist at Eielson Air Force