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  • Playing it safe

    909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135's are parked here during an evacuation precaution during typhoon season in the Pacific Ocean. The 909th ARS provides combat-ready KC-135 tanker aircrews to support peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Pacific theater. The 909th ARS deploys

  • Wood shop offers creative outlet for Kunsan Airmen

    After winning the cardboard boat regatta last month, one of the amateur shipbuilders decided to explore another creative outlet - woodworking. Senior Airman Philip Bennett, 8th Maintenance Operations Squadron weapons standardization load crew member, drew out plans and rolled up his sleeves at the

  • Chaplain assistants play vital role in religious accommodation

    On any given Sunday, you can find chaplain assistants setting up the base chapel for service; however, the enlisted force of the chaplain corps does much more on a daily basis. "We partner with chaplains for religious program planning," said Tech. Sgt. Matthew Teets, the NCO in charge of Kunsan's

  • Army, AF units take aim during joint training exercise

    Army and Air Force units teamed up for a joint training exercise at Jikdo Island Aug. 5, firing AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, rockets and 30mm munitions at the range. Jikdo is a range facility on two islands off the western coast of Korea, near Kunsan. For this training mission, weapon systems officers

  • Team Alaska wins two awards at Air Mobility Command Rodeo

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen rode off into the sunset with two prestigious awards after competing at the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo, July 24 through July 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The 673d Security Forces Team was recognized as the "Best Combat Endurance Team" and the 3rd

  • 8th CE HVAC shop keeps things cool

    8th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating technician, performs system maintenance, changes filters and adjusts system controls here Aug. 4.There are 21 members of the HVAC team, 14 Airmen and 7 civilians. They maintain 1.7K HVAC/R Systems base- wide and

  • AEDs give life-saving capabilities to Yokota

    When a Yokota Airman became unconscious during a recent physical training session, responders on the scene turned to an automated external defibrillator to save his life."Without the AED getting there so fast, the Airman's life wouldn't have been saved," said Airman 1st Class Linda Wolff, 374th

  • JBER service members capture skeet-shooting award

    Skeet shooting has a long history with the military -- it was used in World War II to help teach the fundamentals of aerial gunnery. After the war, "World Wide Military Championships" were held and the Air Force Air Defense Command took charge of hosting the competitions until 1975. As a good way to