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  • 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

  • Finance leadership visits Kunsan, "Money Wolves"

    Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Jamie M. Morin visited Kunsan Air Base, Korea, Aug. 18, to express his gratitude for the hard work and dedication the Wolf Pack brings to the fight 24/7.The secretary had an opportunity to experience the various missions

  • Why should I care if the baby milk factory survives the war?

    All members of the U.S. Armed Forces are required to undergo Law of Armed Conflict training or LOAC every eighteen months. This training, which has its roots in the Geneva and Hague Conventions following WW I and WW II, helps service members understand how to operate in a wartime or armed conflict

  • Osan sim center: Ultimate gaming spot for peninsula warfighters

    When it comes to real-world simulations and war gaming scenarios, the Korea Air Simulation Center here plays full force in military gaming technology. The facility was established in the early 1990's as a cost-effective means of efficiently and realistically training the Air Component Command