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  • 735th AMS 'outstanding' result proves their mettle

    Across the board, inspectors called the 735th Air Mobility Squadron "outstanding" after a week-long Logistics Compliance Assessment Program Dec. 6 to 10, 2010.The purpose of the LCAP is to provide Air Mobility Command A4 (logistics) and unit leadership at all levels with an evaluation of a unit's

  • Hickam Airman found dead in Philippines

    An Airman assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron here died in the Philippines Dec. 7, 2010. Master Sgt. Michael A. Lee, a security forces flight chief and native of Rocky Mount, Va., died from an apparent heart attack after collapsing while on leave in Manila. The incident is under

  • Operation Christmas Drop truly a team effort

    This holiday season, Airmen from Japan and Guam are experiencing the joy of giving on an epic scale. This year marks Team Yokota's 23rd year of participation in Operation Christmas Drop, an annual humanitarian mission hosted in conjunction with volunteers and personnel from Anderson Air Force Base,

  • ROBOTx adds helping 'hands' to Kadena pharmacy

    Kadena's pharmacy staff recently added a new member to their crew - a robot designed to count medication for prescriptions. The PharmASSIST ROBOTx stores the counted medications until electronic prescriptions are received from doctors. Then, by using bar code scanning checks, it ensures patients

  • Airmen brave the cold to secure sculptures

    For a third year, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen rallied together to provide security for the statues of ice art created by artists from all over the world in North Pole, Alaska.Volunteers took turns performing periodic security checks during the 4th Annual North Pole Christmas in Ice

  • Santa's new address: No. 1 Santa Claus Lane, North Pole

    The City of North Pole, with the assistance of the North Pole Economic Development Corporation, has demonstrated a commitment to Letters to Santa by erecting a permanent candy cane marker designating "No. 1 Santa Claus Lane" as the address to which letters to Santa should be addressed.The recent

  • Kadena Airmen return from Afghanistan

    Seventy-five Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron and 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit returned to Kadena Air Base, Dec. 9 and 10, after supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The crews of the squadron, which was designated the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron while

  • Wolf Pack donates time, gifts, more to orphanage

    The Wolf Pack celebrated the season of giving by hosting a holiday party Dec. 11 for the local Il Mag Won Orphanage.During the party, volunteers donated gifts to more than 100 children and presented the orphanage with a check for more than $3,000 on behalf of the base. "The idea of giving and seeing