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  • ROTC cadets prepare for Air Force careers

    The mission of the United States Air Force ROTC program is to train America's future officers. The local detachment from the University of Alaska Anchorage, Detachment 001, did just that this past weekend on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Camp Mad Bull. At the end of every semester, the

  • F-22 Raptor simulator comes to roost at JBER

    Located in the 3rd Wing's Distributed Mission Operations Campus at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the room which will eventually house the F-22 Raptor Full Mission Trainer simulator looks more like an F-117 Nighthawk stealth strike fighter turned inside out than the berth for a

  • Wolf Pack building for a better quality of life

    Planning, executing and marveling at work accomplished means just another day on the job for the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron. CE's mission is one that couldn't be more evident across Kunsan Air Base, Korea."When you flip on your lights or go to take a shower -- you expect the power and water to be

  • Homefront Heroes recognizes military families

    In order to celebrate "America's youngest heroes," the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Military and Family Support Services and Pacific Air Forces Civilian Advisory Council hosted a special Homefront Heroes event here April 15.Held quarterly, the event is an opportunity to give children of deployed

  • Misawa children roll-up their sleeves, pitch-in with volunteer efforts

    Shortly after 9 a.m. on April 12, 30 children climbed aboard a bus on Misawa Air Base. Being as it was spring break, the children were not headed to school. Instead, they were headed to Hachinohe to clean up an area devastated by the March 11 eastern Japan earthquake and resulting tsunami. The

  • PACAF command chief visits Kunsan

    Chief Master Sgt. Brooke McLean, Pacific Air Forces command chief, visited the Wolf Pack here April 11 during a morale tour to talk with Airmen about upcoming changes in the Air Force while also addressing any questions the Airmen had for him. Chief McLean also visited Osan Air Base while on his

  • Veteran revisits Andersen after 50 years

    Snapshots of another lifetime unfold like a scene from a silent film as Eldred Pearson steps into his past here April 11. More than 50 years ago, Mr. Pearson was stationed on Andersen Air Force Base as a member of the 3rd Aviation Support Depot working with munitions. Today, the 79 year-old