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  • 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

  • Max Thunder roars at Kwangju

    Flight sorties consisting of integrated U.S. and ROK Air Force aircraft and Airmen began here Oct. 18 as the focal point of Max Thunder 10-02.Max Thunder, a bilateral training exercise designed to demonstrate interoperability between U.S. and ROK military forces on the peninsula, kicked off Oct. 15

  • One month of construction means years of change for a small island

    Eighteen Air Force civil engineers and Navy Seabees spent 41 days on the outer islands of Yap, Micronesia, remodeling and rebuilding a high school that desperately needed their help, as part of Operation Pacific Unity, a humanitarian civil engineering effort finishing Sep. 22. "The buildings needed

  • Kadena 'dresses up' for Halloween festivities

    Halloween is quickly approaching, and with the night of costumes and candy coming, everyone is reminded that safety is the key. "Safety is everyone's responsibility," said Tech. Sgt. Peter Stamatakos, of Kadena AB police services. "It's a wing effort to ensure it stays a safe and happy