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  • 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

  • Ensuring pilots it won't be a cold one

    An Air Crew Flight Equipment Journeyman, Senior Airman Anthony Sportsman from the 51st Operation Support Squadron inspected an anti-exposure suit using the water tester. Airman Sportsman sealed the feet, arms and neck openings of the anti exposure suit. Once sealed, he filled the suit with water.

  • Commentary - Education will take you places

    With the current military tempo, it would seem safe to say that by joining the military, new Airmen will be able to see the world. I have known many people who have joined to get away, to see new places, to expand their understandings and to gain independence.I decided to join the Air Force because

  • Osan's "Assam Draggins" light 'em up

    As one of two fighter squadrons at Osan Air Base in the Republic of Korea, the 25th Fighter Squadron "Assam Draggins" has fully captured the significance of utilizing the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex to overcome restrictions of the Korean Peninsula, including weather and congested airspace.The

  • Eielson joins university for emergency management exercise

    Eielson Air Force Base's first responders and plans and programs teams joined staff members from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and local emergency management teams to conduct the university's first large-scale Emergency Management Exercise at the UAF campus July 27 and 28.The exercise tested

  • Military nurses foster relationships in Thailand

    Members of the military nursing community in the Pacific region gathered at the Pullman King Power Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on Aug. 1 for the start of the five-day 2011 Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium The event is Pacific Command-sponsored and executed under the direction of 13th Air

  • Team Hickam takes trophy at Rodeo

    Team Hickam's 535th Airlift Squadron won the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 trophy for "Best C-17 Combat Offload and Backing" July 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The Rodeo, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is a biennial readiness competition focusing on improving worldwide air mobility forces'

  • "The Devil's Own" wraps up eventful deployment

    "The Devil's Own" 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron has concluded another successful deployment to Andersen Air Force Base in support of Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence.Members of the Red Devils had hardly planted two feet on the ground before the squadron launched into an intensive