Team Kadena 'cleans up' for Earth Week

Service members and their families at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa came together for Earth Week, April 17-24, to improve and preserve the island. Team Kadena celebrated Earth Week by raising environmental awareness through a variety of fun-filled events like a reusable-bag giveaway, a beach clean-up,

Reach Out and Read provides more than just medical wellness at pediatric clinic

The 374th Medical Operations Squadron Pediatric Clinic hope to promote early literacy and better reading habits by hosting the Reach Out and Read Program for Yokota families starting May 2.The program provides six-month-old to five-year-old children with a free age-appropriate book during their

Osan's A-10C Thunderbolts at full force

The last two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft returned to the Korean Peninsula from Exercise COPE TIGER/Balikatan deployment April 21, 2011. This occasion marks the first time that all A-10C model aircraft assigned to Osan Air Base, Korea, have been on the peninsula at the same time. The A-10C's

Realistic crime scene investigation/active shooter exercise held at Osan

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations held its annual Crime Scene Investigation/Active Shooter exercise at Osan Air Base, Korea, April 27. The scene was prepared with sheep's blood and a moulaged dummy victim, giving it a gruesome and realistic feel. The scenario; a husband returning from

RED FLAG-Alaska: Providing Wolf Pack invaluable experience

Pilots from Kunsan Air Base's 8th Fighter Wing are gaining invaluable combat experience while participating in RED FLAG-Alaska now through May 14.RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed U.S. and allied forces field training exercise that simulates air and ground combat scenarios. "This training is

33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year" award

A split second after a two-man rescue team touched ground, the ear-shattering explosions of rocket-propelled grenades, or RPGs, rang out overhead. Capt. Koa Bailey and Master Sgt. Roger Sparks, a combat rescue officer and pararescueman from Alaska's 212th Rescue Squadron, rushed to triage

18th LRS win Zenko Kai Award

Members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, have been named the winners of the Zenko Kai Award, an award given by the Government of Japan to any residents (military included) who have performed outstanding community service.  The squadron members were honored

Country singer rallies the pack at Kunsan

During a tour of the Korean peninsula, U.S. country singer Darryl Worley made a special trip to visit the Wolf Pack, putting on a concert at Kunsan Air Base April 23."Hopefully, it was like we brought a little piece of home with us to Korea," Mr. Worley said. "Our music connects with them [Kunsan

RED FLAG-Alaska provides tools to succeed

Radliff assumes command of 477th Fighter Group

Air Force Col. Bryan P. Radliff took the reins of 477th Fighter Group in an assumption-of-command ceremony, April 15, at Hangar 1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.As his first action as group commander, Radliff rounded out the ceremony when he administered the oath of enlistment to nine