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  • 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

  • Army equips Kunsan's medics with medevac training

    More than 75 percent of the 8th Medical Group participated in a medical evacuation training here Sept. 19 with Army medics from the C Co. 3/2 General Support Aviation Battalion at Camp Humphreys.The Camp Humphreys crew was comprised of Army 1st Lt. Matthew Colsia and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard

  • Yokota Airmen unite to weather the storm

    Yokota personnel regularly train for on-base emergencies, and a tropical cyclone that struck the base Sept. 21 put their training to the test.The response required a coordinated effort from units throughout the base, an effort that began well before the storm itself.The 374th Airlift Wing Plans and

  • Anderson's EBS demonstrates long-range strike capability

    Having retired from its role as the Sleepy Hollow of the Pacific, the 36th Wing has played host to Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence since 2004, when Pacific Air Forces officials began to routinely host B-1 Lancers, B-2 Spirits and B-52 Stratofortresses. As one of the four installations

  • 18th CMS Egress Airmen have 'thrust you can trust'

    When a pilot jumps in the cockpit ready to fly, the last thing going through his or her mind is ejecting. That's okay though, because Airmen of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron are here to do that thinking for them. The 18th CMS's mission is to produce safe, reliable and effective component