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  • "Ammo" Airmen executes mission, prepare for readiness exercise

    Airmen from the 8th Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew members at Kunsan Air Base crossload inert munitions from trailer to trailer to prepare the base and theater support package aircraft for the upcoming Operational Readiness Exercise here July 13.There are 46 permanent-party and

  • JBER Airmen support Red Flag-Alaska international partnership

    The multinational exercise, Red Flag-Alaska, kicked off Monday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Along with U.S. Air Force personnel, the event includes units from Thailand, Australia, Singapore, and Japan. The exercise is scheduled to conclude July 22.Red Flag is a collection of exercises used to

  • Commentary - Robin Olds: Wolf Pack hero, legacy

    This historian is hardly the first to declare Robin Olds as the greatest aerial warrior and leader in American history. When learning about his life, it is as if our Creator was making the perfect Airman. He was a triple ace who had ideas about tactical air power that were as big as his physique. He

  • A 'cool' way to workout

    As fitness is a big part of military life, Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, are always on the lookout for different ways to reach their fitness goals.The Natatorium indoor pool offers a wide variety of water based exercise classes, such as water aerobics, and equipment to help individuals reach

  • PACAF Airman selected as Outstanding Airman of the Year

    Air Force officials named a former Eielson Airman one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2011. Staff Sgt. Raven Taylor, a medical technician now assigned to the 374th Medical Operations Squadron, Yokota Airbase, Japan, was recognized for her superior leadership, job performance, community

  • Kunsan enhances squadron camaraderie through canines

    Members from the 8th Security Forces Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, gave a canine demonstration here July 11 for members from the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The event was done to enhance camaraderie between squadrons and enhance mission capabilities outside of their normal respective

  • AF Civil Engineer reviews Osan dorms, infrastructure

    The Air Force Civil Engineer toured four Osan Air Base dormitories July 9, to review more than $10 million of construction and renovations improving the quality of life for unaccompanied Airmen.Maj Gen. Timothy A. Byers made Osan his first stop on a five-base, PACAF tour, and he was given a glimpse