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  • 36th AS helps Japan, U.S. map water currents

    In an effort to help track the movement of seawater along northeastern Honshu, members of the 36th Airlift Squadron, in coordination with the Government of Japan, dropped seven Davis Drifter buoys off the coast of Japan April 29.The buoys will aid scientists from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

  • Pacific Air Forces honors Chief Etchberger

    Pacific Air Forces Airmen gathered in the Courtyard of Heroes here April 29 to honor Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger, the most recent Medal of Honor recipient. Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, addressing Airmen and attendees of the 2011 PACAF Commanders, Comand Chiefs & Spouses

  • Counselor presented national drug/alcohol abuse prevention award

    For her dedication to drug and alcohol abuse prevention -- earning Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam a $950,000 federal grant last year -- Tech. Sgt. Jeannie Washington was presented the Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Award in Washington, D.C., April 18."I felt honored and

  • Newcomers: Misawa is safe! This is how we know

    "You receive more radiation from flying across the United States or living in Colorado than you will receive staying here -- Misawa Air Base is safe," said Maj. David Kempisty, 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron installation radiation safety officer at Misawa Air Base, Japan.Since the March 11

  • CSI Korea: Military special Investigation agents train with local agencies

    What appears to be a dead body is found laying in the grass. Several footprints are discovered leaving the scene. Further investigation shows tire tracks of a vehicle that might have been used to flee the scene. A cordon is set up, it is determined that a "crime" has taken place, and Air Force

  • A slap of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

    Spring, in most cultures, symbolizes rebirth and a freshening of the surrounding environment; the same can be said around Misawa Air Base, Japan.The base has embarked on approximately 100 improvement projects that range from pavement replacements to the full renovation of the Walmsley Bowling Center

  • 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,

  • 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