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  • Bring on the bomb barges

    Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is host to several large force training exercises throughout the year. These exercises provide joint and coalition partners the opportunity to train with live munitions stored and supplied by the 354th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight.While most bases are capable

  • Enemy spotted, bring in the choppers

    The objective was clear, the enemy had been identified and the platoon had been ordered to conduct an air assault in hopes of taking control over the opposing force.A few miles out, the Soldiers of the 3rd Platoon, Comanche Company 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne), knew what was

  • Vehicle maintenance keeps mission rolling

    The 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintenance flight at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, repairs and maintains various types of vehicles to ensure the "Wolf Pack" stays mobile.When it comes to contingency and accomplishing the Wolf Pack's mission of defending the base, accepting follow-on forces and

  • JTACs show off new capability during digital demo

    Joint terminal attack controllers, or JTACs, with the 607th Air Support Operations Group at Osan Air Base recently showed off new digital capabilities during a demonstration with members of the Republic of Korea Air Force.The demonstration highlighted advanced equipment the controllers use when

  • PACAF demo team certified to showcase F-16's aerial maneuvering might

    A crew from the 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, was certified as the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team May 16.Lt. Gen. Burton Field, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, certified the crew. The crew includes one pilot, two narrators and a

  • Kunsan celebrates National Nurses Week

    Medical technicians from Kunsan Air Base's 8th Medical Group received simulator orientation and briefings from members of the base's 8th Security Forces Squadron as part of the National Nurses Week commemoration here May 13.National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from National Nurses Day (May 6)

  • Fire beats ice when ice isn't nice

    Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is a unique assignment for many reasons: its freezing temperatures, and proximity to Santa Claus and the North Pole, to name a few. One thing Airmen and their families must be aware of while in Alaska is its unforgiving natural traps.The 354th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Force Support officer honored with Air Force award

    Air Force Capt. Michael Eide from the 673d Force Support Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, received the Air Force's Force Support Company Grade Officer of the Year Award for his accomplishments in 2010.Eide currently works as the Operations Officer for the Force Support Squadron.

  • Red Cross helps Team Yokota defy gravity

    American Red Cross volunteers and members of the 374th Medical Group gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Yokota Air Base's physical therapy clinic for the dedication of an AlterG Zero-Gravity Treadmill May 11.The new addition will help patients recover in rehabilitation following injury or