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  • A day in the life of a fireman

    Ever wondered what the life of a fireman is like? My curiosity led me to spend an entire 24-hour shift with the heroes at Kadena's Fire Station 1 to see what the rigorous daily grind is like.My day started at 7:30 a.m.Eager to see what lay ahead, I met Senior Airman Sean Murphy, a 27-year-old,

  • Awareness months highlight wellness

    As suicide awareness month in September comes to a close, domestic violence awareness month follows in October.Awareness months are tools to educate and inform people about things going on that could affect them or someone they know.Like their names suggest, these periods are dedicated to a certain

  • 18th CONS, CPTS sigh in relief as end of year comes to close

    After working day and night the past few weeks, members of the 18th Contracting and Comptroller Squadrons finally sighed in relief as fiscal 2011 came to an end. At the end of every fiscal year, Sept. 30, members from the 18th CPTS and CONS are in a frenzy working with each other and multiple

  • Kunsan's first responders take action during MARE

    Kunsan's first responders practiced their response to a simulated aircraft crash during a major accident response exercise here Sept. 29.MAREs can simulate a number of events such as an aircraft crash, hazardous waste exposure or a terrorist attack. For this MARE, an aircraft had a simulated engine

  • 212th Rescue Squadron trains with airborne infantry regiment

    Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members of Baker Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), train together during an exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 21. The training focused on quick-care-under-fire and also gave training to Baker Company on how to react when

  • CRC boosts confidence amongst defenders

    Members of the 51st Security Forces Squadron along with members of the Republic of Korea's Air Police, complete the confidence course during their Combat Readiness Course Sept. 27. The confidence course is an obstacle course testing the participant's abilities to survive as a team while