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  • Lieutenant General Kresge assumes command of 'Jungle Air Force'

    Lt. Gen. Hawk Carlisle relinquished command of 13th Air Force to Lt. Gen. Ted Kresge during a ceremony presided over by Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, here Dec. 10. During the ceremony, General Kresge echoed the thoughts of other senior leaders about the 13th Air Force "Jungle

  • Sun sets on Keen Sword exercise

    Servicemembers at military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding the country wrapped up a seven-day joint, bilateral field training exercise with their Japan Self Defense Force counterparts as exercise Keen Sword 11 came to an end Dec. 10.Identified as the

  • USAF, JASDF ready jets and prepare for take-off

    Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan are currently forward deployed to Komatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base and are partnering with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen for Keen Sword 2011.Dubbed the largest exercise ever between the two nations, Keen Sword involves all components of U.S. Joint Forces

  • Total force refueling keeps Keen Sword flying

    Airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Squadron, an Oklahoma Air National Guard unit from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., provide joint service refueling to Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornets, Air Force F-15 Eagles and Navy EA-6B Prowlers during Keen Sword 2011, Dec. 8. Scheduled for December 3-10, Keen

  • JASDF, USAF service members build bilateral friendships

    Japanese and American service members located at Komatsu Japan Air Self-Defense Force base took bilateral teamwork to a new level recently as a group discussed tactics and procedures of the intricate sport of soccer.More than 30 JASDF and U.S. Air Force Airmen played in a soccer scrimmage, while

  • USAF, JASDF fighter pilots promote peace in Asia-Pacific region

    U.S. Air Force pilots, along with more than 160 service members from Misawa Air Base, Japan, are deployed to Komatsu Japan Air Self-Defense Force base to support the largest exercise in the Asia-Pacific region, Dec 3 to 11. "Japan and the United States are treaty allies and as such, we are bound to

  • Total force refueling keeps Keen Sword flying

    Airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Squadron, an Oklahoma Air National Guard unit from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., provide joint service refueling to Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornets, Air Force F-15 Eagles and the Navy EA-6B Prowler during Keen Sword 2011, Dec. 8. Scheduled for December 3-10, Keen

  • Navy hero returns to Pearl Harbor, tells his story

    When Navy 2nd Class Signalman Delton Walling climbed the water tower in the Pearl Harbor shipyard at 6 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, he wasn't even there to start a shift -- he was going to collect money from a buddy who was on duty. His shift wasn't supposed to start till 4 p.m. What would have been an

  • Special Olympics: Winning a gold, winning at life

    When 1,500 people volunteered to help with the 2011 Special Olympics Hawaii State Championships here Dec. 4 and 5, they gave 800 disabled athletes not only the chance to earn a gold medal but also a shot at winning in life."Athletes do better in school, at home, and in the workplace, the longer and