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  • Rare mid-winter mission to Antarctica necessary for medical evacuation

    It was a routine flight, unless you consider the extreme dark and extreme cold (-40 degrees Fahrenheit).Using night vision equipment and navigating around volcanic ash hazards, a Reservist with the 728th Airlift Squadron here piloted a C-17 Globemaster III on a mission June 30 to evacuate an ailing

  • PACAF demonstrates air power in Brunei for the first time

    Demonstration teams from Misawa Air Base, Japan, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, performed at the Brunei Darussalam International Defense Exhibition 2011, July 6-9. This marks the first time the U.S. Air Force and Pacific Air Forces have participated in BRIDEX. Capt. Chris Nations, a

  • US, Korean security forces at Osan fine-tune base defense skills

    51st Security Forces Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force members performed base defense operations training during the combat readiness course at Osan Air Base, Korea, June 26. During the  training, security forces members' reacted to simulations of actions by hostile forces. Members were

  • Mullen: U.S.-Japan alliance serves as model for others

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on his first visit to Japan since it suffered a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, today praised the U.S.-Japanese alliance and said the two nations must expand such relations throughout the Pacific region.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, speaking at a news

  • Returning Airman saddles up as new commander

    The 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, Korea, welcomed its 62nd commander in a hangar off the the base's flightline July 15, 2011.Col. Patrick McKenzie reported to Osan AB for his second tour, fresh from an assignment at the Pentagon, to take charge from out-going commander Col. Patrick

  • "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