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  • Christmas Drop: 58 years of cheer and aid

    In this region of the Pacific, Santa Claus doesn't fly with 12 reindeer or climb down the chimney to deliver gifts; he drops them from hundreds of feet in the air from the back of a C-130 Hercules.Airmen plan to deliver 60 pallets of gifts to about 50 islands to help support Guam's neighbors during

  • Keen Sword exercise sharpens US-Japan alliance

    About 10,500 U.S. service members and their Japan Self Defense Force counterparts are participating in exercise Keen Sword 2011, Dec. 3-10, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan.Keen Sword is a regularly scheduled exercise designed to

  • Air Force, Army complete Blackhawk redeployment

    The 25th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade redeployed from Iraq Nov. 23 minus some essential equipment: their 34 UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. They didn't forget them -- leaving the helicopters behind was a key strategic decision which allowed a seamless transition for the troops replacing

  • Keen Sword 2011 in photos

    The U.S. and Japanese miltary are gearing up for Keen Sword 2011 in Japan scheduled for Dec. 3 through 10. Check here for some exciting photos of the Keen Sword mission that will highlight Airmen as they participate in this historic exercise. Keen Sword 2011 is  a large and complex exercise that

  • Yokota's American Red Cross helps spread holiday cheer

    Members of the Yokota community gathered together to help Yokota's American Red Cross sort through thousands of letters for the Second Annual Holiday Mail for Heroes card-sorting event here Nov. 29. Each year people from around the United States make holiday cards for servicemembers; the cards are

  • Former Kadena commander, Vietnam fighter pilot returns to Okinawa

    As Capt. Philip Drew climbed into the seat of his F-105 Thunderchief on Dec. 19, 1967, and prepared for his 90th mission over North Vietnam, he never expected he would be in the fight of his life."There was no time for thought, just time for reaction," now retired Brig. Gen. Philip Drew said of the

  • Aircrew takes on Nevada desert

    Flares popped from the side of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130 Hercules aircraft and fell to the desert floor, filling the skies with smoke. Pilots weaved their way through mountainous terrain to avoid threats along an airdrop route trying not to get blown out of the sky. Fortunately for the 535th

  • COMPACAF, civic leaders visit Kunsan for Thanksgiving

    Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Gary North, PACAF Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. Brooke P. McLean, and four PACAF civic leaders toured Kunsan Air Base Nov. 22 -23, and spent Thanksgiving with Wolf Pack members Nov. 25.The purpose of the trip was to educate PACAF civic leaders about the Wolf