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  • 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

  • Japan Minister of Defense highlights bilateral capabilities at Yokota

    Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa visited Yokota Air Base April 23 to observe the capabilities of the Japanese Central Readiness Force and the U.S. military's Chemical Biological Incident Response Force.This was the first visit to Yokota AB by a Japan Defense Minister since the Ministry of

  • Military families return to Misawa Air Base

    A Boeing 767 aircraft carrying more than 150 passengers arrived at Misawa Air Base, Japan,  22 April, one week after the Department of Defense ended the voluntary departure authorization for military dependents affected by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. The flight was the first of three

  • Post-disaster energy conservation continues with start of program at Yokota

    Energy conservation measures at Yokota Air Base recently increased with the start of the No Heat, No Cool program that began April 18. Members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron began shutting off the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in facilities and residential housing buildings

  • Kunsan group interactively preventing sexual assault

    A close-knit group of well-intentioned Wolf Pack Airmen regularly provides an interactive approach to preventing sexual assault and increasing awareness through highly instructive skits at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.Officially known as the Sexual Assault Theater Group, SATG is comprised of members from

  • Airmen provide vital link in Japan earthquake and tsunami relief

    From a windowless vault deep within the Pacific Air Forces Headquarters building, Detachment 1, 561st Network Operations Squadron Airmen provided the critical network support required to allow more than 770 sorties to deliver aid workers and supplies to earthquake and tsunami torn Japan, starting

  • Command Post unseen, unheard guardians of Misawa

    "We're here for the base, to watch out for and over," said Tech. Sgt. John Hamilton, 35th Fighter Wing Command Post at Misawa Air Base, Japan.The 35th FW/CP is a conduit of information. The office receives messages from all levels --from the top echelons at Headquarters U.S. Air Force and Department

  • Families receive assistance returning to Yokota

    Returning military dependents who had participated in the voluntary authorized departure program from Japan gathered for a briefing at the Yokota Air Base's Airman and Family Readiness Center April 21. The departures were a precautionary measure to help ensure the safety of U.S. citizens, and also

  • PACAF Airmen set sorties record

    A group of F-22 Raptors, their pilots and maintainers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" deployed to Kadena earlier this year to test their capabilities in a new environment -- setting records in the process.Now the last few jets are preparing to

  • Travel limitation policy for Japan rescinded

    The limitations recently placed on leave and travel to mainland Japan after the recent earthquake and tsunami for Kadena Air Base's 18th Wing personnel have been rescinded per Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander. "We have seen a change in circumstances since that time and the US Government