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  • Hornets nest in 'Draggins'' lair

    F-18 Hornets are a rare sight on the flightline here, but for three weeks, Osan's 25th Fighter Squadron - the "Assam Draggins" - hosted U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.The squadron was visiting Osan AB as part of a six-month deployment to bases across

  • Airmen vie for slots in Army Air Assault Course

    The sound of 12 Airmen chanting "air assault, air assault, air assault" over and over with every left step as they marched double time through the woods was audible from a distance.They'd been on duty since 4:30 a.m., completed an Army physical training test, and were about to face "The Tough One,"

  • Pilot named best in PACAF

    Air Force Capt. Allen Morris Jr. said he dreamed of being a pilot since he was a child. Today at 33, the St. Louis native is not only a pilot, but the best one in the Air Force's Pacific Air Forces Command.Captain Morris was notified Jan. 21 that he is the recipient of the 2010 Daedalian Exceptional

  • USFJ, 5AF top leaders visit Okinawa

    Lt. Gen. Burt Field, United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sergeant Andy Kaiser, the USFJ and 5th AF command chief, recently traveled to Okinawa to meet with service members stationed at Kadena and other locations around the island.During the weeklong visit,

  • Safety Airman graduates Singapore Leadership School

    A non-commissioned officer here was the third U.S. Air Force Airman to graduate from the Joint Advanced Leadership Program Jan. 28, at Pasir Laba Camp, Republic of Singapore. Master Sgt. David Sawyer, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Safety office, attended the training with more than 75 Singapore

  • AGE supports Army deployments

    Airmen with the 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment flight assisted the Army's deployment Feb. 3 processing nearly 500 Soldiers through the Joint Mobility Complex to help fulfill the wing's mission of enabling military forces.AGE Airmen supported the deployment effort by de-icing

  • Tanker toads complete squadron first

    "There's a first time for everything!"This is a statement that rings true from people thorough their lives and careers. For the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, there have been and will continue to be first time events. A recent mission to Kadena Air Base, Japan, to refuel a squadron of Marine F/A-18

  • Misawa Sailors create snow sculpture in Northern Japan

    Sailors from Misawa Air Base will take part in Sapporo city's 62nd annual Snow Festival Jan. 31, 2011.The Sailors, attached to Naval Air Facility Misawa and its tenant commands, will spend the week creating an ice sculpture for the festival, which officially begins Feb. 6."We've conducted office