Families welcome home Eagle airlifters

374th OG welcomes new commander

Commentary: Cardio or weights? Which comes first?

One of the most frequently asked questions I get as a fitness professional is, "If I am going to do my cardio and strength training on the same day, which comes first?"Experts are definitely split on this issue. The majority of fitness experts will advise you to do the cardio after the weight

Okinawan intern 'pumps up' English skills at Kadena

Amongst the regular crowd of basketball and racquetball players, weight lifters and runners who utilize the Risner Fitness Center on Kadena Air Base, is an intern from an irregular source.For the second year, a local Okinawan student, Ryo Oshiro, is working closely with both the Airmen and locally

Kadena medical staff tackle decontamination training

With a frenzied ruffling of plastic suits against hooded masks and respirators, rubber gloves and boots, the group rushed to erect the decontamination tent, knowing they would only have moments to save the soon-to-arrive patients' lives. In little more than nine minutes, the stage was set and triage

Controllers step it up a notch during Northern Edge

Every two years, the U.S. Pacific Command exercise Northern Edge brings nearly 150 aircraft together to hone pilots' aerial combat skills over the skies and waters of Alaska. The largest exercise in the state also brings additional challenges to the base's air traffic controllers.The controllers

NORTHERN EDGE 2011 gears up at Eielson AFB

Kadena chapel wins AF-level award

After being named the best chapel organization in the Pacific Air Forces region, Kadena Air Base's chapel also won the U.S. Air Force's Charles I. Carpenter Award for 2010.The most recent award distinguishes Kadena as having the most outstanding chapel staff of a large wing, as well as recognizes

Hickam security forces gear up for AMC Rodeo

Four members of the 647th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, are honing their skills for the upcoming 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo, a biennial, international airlift competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.Tech. Sgt. Michael Skonetski, Tech. Sgt. Pablo

US, Japanese air forces' NCOs team up to promote Critical Days of Summer