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  • Korean police chief discusses security with Airmen

    The chief of Gunsan City's branch of the Korean National Police addressed Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron following a lunch May 3 at the Loring Club at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.Chief Na Yu-In and other KNP members dined with base defenders before Chief Na spoke to them and showed them a

  • Hickam colonel represents AF at RSC-Capital

    When Col. Bob Wicks left the beaches of Hawaii for a year in the mountains of Afghanistan, he knew he would be the only Air Force O-6 in a group of six otherwise Army commanders in Regional Support Command-Capital. He didn't know exactly what challenges this deployment would entail, but he knew his

  • ATCs: Kunsan's eyes, ears on the flightline

    Kunsan Air Base's air traffic controllers ensure flightline operations run smoothly and without a hitch. These highly alert Airmen are charged with ensuring flightline safety and accurate communications are upheld.They monitor traffic flow via their radar. This flow is broadly divided into

  • Airman saves seizing Soldier

    Airmen are trained to save lives, whether on the battlefield or an emergency. Not many are ever required to actually use that training, but when one 647th Civil Engineer Squadron operations management Airman saw a need April 15, he stepped in and saved a Soldier beside him."I was at a benefit

  • Air Force colonel assists Kabul girls' school

    Returning from Afghanistan for mid-tour leave April 14, Col. Bob Wicks was excited to share his experiences as the only Air Force O-6 to command one of six Regional Support Commands under the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan.Although the mission and the military accomplishments he's seen in the

  • Rescue Airmen engage hostile forces to retrieve 'Fallen Angels'

    Airmen from Bagram Airfield's 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron performed a daring mountainside rescue here April 23, after an Army helicopter crashed in a hostile Afghan valley.The Airmen, deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the 212th Rescue Squadron at Joint Base

  • 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