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  • Keeping Misawa connected across the globe, from the sky

    When some people think of satellite communications, they may think of their television provider or being contacted by aliens through the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Program.  When it comes to Misawa Air Base's Satellite Communication maintainers, however, their mission is more

  • Kadena Civil Engineers bring home three Air Force level awards

    Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Group received three "Best in the Air Force" awards for their accomplishments in 2010, here. The 18th CEG, which is comprised of the 18th and 718th Civil Engineer Squadrons, was awarded the Major General Clifton D. Wright Award, the Harry P. Rietman Award and the

  • Kadena Airmen work 'behind the scenes' for sister service

    Airmen from the 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron worked behind the scenes to make the movement possible of more than 3,000 deploying Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Jan 6, here.In a typical month, Kadena Air Base receives anywhere from 75 to 140 military personnel and various

  • Wolf Pack members take flight in Army Black Hawk

    Wolf Pack members experienced first-hand what flying in a rotary-wing aircraft feels like when Soldiers from the 2-2 Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, at Camp Humphreys brought a UH-60 Black Hawk to Kunsan Air Base Jan. 7.Army Capt. Lee Jin, 8th Fighter Wing ground liaison officer,

  • Kadena varisty basketball team "Best in Pacific"

    The Kadena Falcons men's varsity basketball team was crowned champions of the Pacific as they defeated the home favorite, Osan Defenders, 92-82 in the championship game of the 25th Annual Pacific Air Forces Christmas Tournament last month at Osan Air Base, Korea. On Jan. 8, they continued their

  • P3s relocation to 15th Wing eased by move to joint basing

    About 10 U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft normally operating from Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, have found a temporary home on the 15th Wing's flightline here.The P-3s, which are part of the Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two at MCBH, are now at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam due to runway

  • Shoplifting stats reveal rise in offenses at base exchange

    Despite a focus on Electronic Article Surveillance systems, closed circuit television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign, shoplifting at Army and Air Force Exchange Service (the Exchange) facilities here increased by 40 percent over last year, from 70 incidents in 2009 to

  • Radiologists see from the inside out

    When doctors need to look inside a patient, they call on a team of radiological professionals to reveal the answers that lie beneath.The eight-person 35th Surgical Operations Squadron diagnostic imaging team, commonly known as radiology, at Misawa Air Base performs an average of 500 image-gathering

  • PAX Terminal becomes pet hotel for a night

    Often, when people think of the Air Mobility Command Passenger Terminal at Yokota Air Base, they think of people coming and going -- not a place for housing pets.But a "pet hotel" is exactly what the terminal became recently, when, on Dec. 30, a snow storm in South Korea grounded a Yokota-bound