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  • Continued testing of F-35 JSF sensors a success at Northern Edge 2011

    Participating in Northern Edge for the second time, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sensor capabilities were tested in Alaska's premier multi-operational environment from June 13-24, 2011. Hosted by Alaskan Command, NE is a biennial U.S. Pacific Command exercise that prepares joint forces to respond to

  • Joint forces cruisin' the Gulf of Alaska during Northern Edge

    Several ships from the Navy and Coast Guard cruised to Alaska to participate in the two week exercise Northern Edge. Some played the role of blue forces, or the 'good guys,' and others played the opposing forces role. Ships participating in the training were the USS Decatur, USS Lake Erie, USCG

  • Commentary - Avoiding sports injuries

    All too often we find individuals playing sports as a fitness program. These weekend warriors tend to be very susceptible to some very common injuries due to their lack of fitness going in to the sporting activity. With that, let me start by saying you should not be playing sports to get fit --you

  • EOD Airman earns Bronze Star for combat contribution

    Pacific Air Forces commander General Gary North awarded Staff Sergeant Anthony Walling the Bronze Star medal on June 27 at the Civil Engineering Squadron Housing and Maintenance Office. Walling, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician earned the medal for his

  • Don't end your summer with a BANG!

    Independence Day is a major holiday in the United States and overseas at American facilities. This year, Air Force leadership urges members and their families to practice safe use of fireworks in an effort to prevent any mishaps.According to the American Pyrotechnics Association website

  • PLAYpass, just in time for summer fun

    The Air Force Personnel Center recently announced the launch of a new discount services program in an effort to ease the strain of deployments on active duty Air Force members and their families.PLAYpass is a spin off the "DePlayment" program, which was created in 2010 as part of the Year of the Air

  • Not your average Chaplain

    "He's not your typical chaplain. He was an enlisted Navy nuclear submariner, for goodness sake," said Lt. Col. John Lapore, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander. "His background gives him a connection with our Airmen and understanding of their challenges rarely seen in the officer or

  • Northern Edge participants complete successful exercise

    After two weeks of learning to communicate and work in a joint environment, service members from every branch of service are packing their bags and heading home with the conclusion of Exercise Northern Edge 2011.The U.S. Pacific Command joint exercise, held from June 13 to 24, hosted active duty,

  • U.S., Indonesian Airmen complete annual air mobility exercise

    The annual week-long combined exercise between Indonesian and U.S. Air Force personnel, known as Exercise Cope West, came to a close here June 24. More than 70 Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and three C-130 Hercules aircraft with Yokota's 36th Airlift Squadron, as well as one Indonesian Air

  • SEER's role in survival of the fittest

    It's survival of the fittest when Airmen find themselves in enemy territory on their own. Evading capture is not necessarily based on how physically fit someone feels. The main ingredient is training, which is where the Air Force's survival, evasion, resistance and escape instructors come into play.