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  • Medical walk-ins welcome at Pacific Angel--Timor Leste

    Com Primary School is one of two locations hosting Operation Pacific Angel, a health service outreach operation that will provide free medical care to the people of Timor Leste Sept. 19-23.A contingent of 13 U.S. military servicemembers and four Falenti Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste

  • DoDEA director visits Andersen schools

    The faculty, parents and students of Andersen schools opened up to some new Department of Defense Education Activity initiatives and ideas during an instructional visit here Sept. 20. Marilee Fitzgerald, DoDEA acting director, visited Andersen schools to observe classrooms, introduce new ideas, meet

  • Gunsan medical leadership teams tour Kunsan

    Executive leadership teams from Wonkwang University Medical Center and Gunsan Medical Center toured here Sept. 24. Wonkwang University and Gunsan Medical Center's leadership teams were invited by the 8th Medical Group commander and leadership to tour the base.The Republic of Korea Air Force briefed

  • Andersen embraces energy awareness month

    The first of October marks the beginning of National Energy Awareness Month, an effort to underscore how integral energy is to our national prosperity, security and environmental well-being. In commemoration of the campaign, the 36th Wing is kicking off a month of clean energy events and

  • Showing appreciation to our retired veterans

    Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing hosted Retiree Appreciation Day for retired servicemembers near Kunsan AB here Sept. 24.The event was held at the Base Exchange entrance. Retirees and their families enjoyed refreshments and were offered various services like blood pressure checks, cholesterol

  • Passing on the buck: New era of safety excellence

    Wing safety has always been a very important factor in overall mission success, especially when it comes to ground safety.Ground safety is tasked with ensuring the mass majority of the base adheres to their respective safety guidelines and are involved in the reporting process if and when a mishap

  • Former Yokota Airman returns for a blast from the past

    Yokota Air Base has gone through some major changes in the past 35 years. Tim Roberts and his wife, Margaret, had the chance to visit memory lane September 21 and see the changes for themselves.Mr. Roberts was a Captain stationed here as a dental officer from August 1973 to 1976.The Wing Historian

  • Mission continues despite Mother Nature's fury

    Three C-130 Hercules aircraft were evacuated from Yokota Air Base to Kadena just hours before Typhoon Roke struck mainland Japan Sept. 21. The typhoon, which stopped short of hitting Okinawa days earlier, strengthened before heading north -- triggering the evacuation of the aircraft and aircrew.Each

  • Certified for operations, JBER F-22s return to Alaska skies

    After a four-month stand down, the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, returned to the skies Wednesday.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that allowed the F-22 to resume