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  • Maintainers keep Max Thunder rolling

    This week, maintenance Airmen from Osan and Kunsan Air Bases have been working around the clock to keep their F-16 Fighting Falcons finely tuned and flying on schedule here during Max Thunder 10-02.Max Thunder, a bilateral training exercise designed to demonstrate interoperability between U.S. and

  • 18th CES brings power to the people

    Picture this -- you're at home enjoying the comfortable air -conditioned temperature, getting ready to watch your favorite AFN program, when all of a sudden everything shuts down. Your lights go out, along with your beloved wide-screen TV, as the heat and humidity quickly set in. Unfortunately, for

  • Unrivaled: JBER Airman, Soldier earn softball gold

    Tech. Sgt. Cody Hynes, 962nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and Army Sgt. Margaret Gaines, Medical Department Activity-Alaska, both earned gold medals during the 2010 Armed Forces Softball Championships last month at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.Sergeant Hynes earned his medal with the Air Force

  • Driving fuel efficiency up, home costs down

    Eavesdrop on a conversation these days and you are likely to overhear people talking about fuel and electricity. How much it costs, how much is used, how much is wasted. Since it is Energy Awareness Month, now is a good time to talk about how to save. With gas prices at $3.74 and threatening to

  • 18th Aggressor Squadron makes first deployment to ROK

    Kwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, is hosting the fourth annual Max Thunder exercise, a bi-lateral training exercise with ROK military forces. The exercise will occur in western airspace over the Korean Peninsula between ROK and U.S. allied air forces.Republic of Korea Air Force aircrew members

  • Skis-up! LC-130 takes off for Antarctica to support Operation Deep Freeze

    A New York Air National Guard LC-130 Hercules, equipped with retractable ski-wheels, departed here Oct. 18 to support the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation's research at international sites throughout the Antarctic continent. The uniquely equipped aircraft is necessary for

  • Revving up for the Kadena Special Olympics

    The Kadena Special Olympics Torch Run and Poker Run mark the last of the fundraisers leading up to the big event ... game day. Each year, roughly $60,000 must be raised in support of the local Special Olympics. This will be the 10th year Kadena has hosted the event.

  • 36th MRS and HSC-25 train together for future relief efforts

    The 36th Mobility Response Squadron and the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE partnered together to conduct a joint field training exercise to foster a better working relationship Oct. 13, at Northwest Field."The 36th Mobility Response Squadron and other units under the command of the 36th

  • Yokota Airmen participate in Low-Cost, Low-Altitude training drops

    Yokota Airmen used new Low-Cost, Low-Altitude training to practice new airdrop techniques at the Fuji Drop Zone Oct. 7.Yokota's Airmen were supported by Army personnel from the Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems from Natick, Mass. PM FSS provided the training equipment and technical