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  • Nondestructive inspection technicians ensure aviation safety

    The nondestructive inspection team inspects aircraft parts, checking for stress and hairline fractures in the aircraft material.Tools of the trade may include ultraviolet light and special dyes to detect flaws during inspections of aircraft components.View the slideshow.

  • Pacific Airlift Rally Starts in Sri Lanka

    COLOMBO AIRPORT, Sri Lanka - More than 300 military members from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the Sri Lankan Air Force, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force gathered together on Aug. 22 for the start of Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) 2011, a Pacific Air Force sponsored,

  • Pacific Air Rally starts in Sri Lanka

    More than 300 military members from the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Sri Lankan Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force gathered together for the start of Pacific Airlift Rally 2011 Aug. 22 here.PAR is a Pacific Air Force sponsored, biennial multilateral tactical military airlift

  • Escort mission of downed Air Force pilot brings perspective

    (Editor's note: This account of doing an escort mission for a downed pilot from the Vietnam War was provided by Maj. Todd Ladd, who wanted to share his experience and its meaning.)On March 26, 1970, Maj. Richard Elzinga was flying in an O-1 Birddog aircraft, on one of his first missions in the

  • Medic mentorship at PAC Angel 11-1

    Pacific Angel Cambodia took on a different flavor August 8, when personnel from the Royal Thai Air Force and a small team of Jungle Medics participated in a subject matter expert exchange in Bangkok, Thailand. The RTAF and U.S. Air Force medics shared recent experiences concerning their response to

  • RED HORSE team rides in for Ulchi Freedom Guardian

    Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011 augmentees from across the globe arrived at Osan Air Base to find a tent city already set up by the 254th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE).Ulchi Freedom Guardian is an annual computer-assisted simulation command post

  • Challenge blending AF, Army security at joint base successfully met

    More than 10 months after the former Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson merged to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; the 673d Security Forces Squadron is running on all cylinders.Air Force Capt. Melissa Hull, 673d Security Forces operations officer, said it was a challenge at first to

  • Kunsan Airmen tests physical endurance with triathlon

    "Wolf Pack" Airmen participated in a triathlon at Kunsan Air Base Aug. 20, testing their physical endurance and increasing unit esprit de corps."Personally, getting first place in the triathlon reinforced all my hard work getting physically fit and that I'm taking the right steps in the right

  • AFN Kunsan entertains, informs and updates "Wolf Pack"

    The American Forces Network worldwide radio and television broadcast network serves American service men and women, Department of Defense and other U.S. government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. AFN broadcasts popular American radio and