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  • Edgren high school football team is gearing up for its upcoming season

    Edgren high school football team is gearing up for its upcoming season. This is their second week of two-a-day practices in 90-degree temperature with 90-percent relative humidity. Practices start with a dynamic warm-up, and then move to multiple drills. Practice includes offensive plays, kicking,

  • Controlling the fight

    Dropped off by a UH-60 Blackhawk into a remote location, several Airmen are on a mission - to direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations.Tactical Air Control Parties advise ground commanders on the best use of air power, establish and

  • Wolf speaks to Pack at first commander's call

    The 8th Fighter Wing commander addressed the Wolf Pack Aug. 13 and 16 for his first Wolf Calls since taking command in May.Col. John Dolan explained his Commander's Intent, his visitation policy and answered questions from wing Airmen.There are four parts to the Wolf's Commander's Intent: Deter,

  • Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian gets underway

    More than 500 servicemembers deployed here from various bases worldwide kicked off the initial stage of Ulchi Freedom Guardian Monday.The hundreds of augmentees representing all Department of Defense service branches and skill sets began "just-in-time" training for the world's largest command and

  • U.S. forces to present Sri Lanka school with power generator, computers

    U.S. forces participating in Operation Pacific Angel-Sri Lanka here, will present a local school with a power generator, computers, and associated equipment, according to Pacific Angel officials.Earlier this week, Principal Ranjaney Fernando, of the Semandaluwa Kanista Vidyalaya primary school here

  • Yokota C-130 Adds to JPAC Mission

    U. S. military members from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command arrive at Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati on Aug 6 with the help of a C-130 crew from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan.The crew picked up the JPAC team in the Kwajalein Atoll Islands to ensure the team could start their

  • Anchorage, military community pay respects to late senator

    The Anchorage and military communities, along with many political dignitaries, came to pay their respects to former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens at a funeral service Aug. 18, at the Anchorage Baptist Temple.Hundreds of people poured into the auditorium to say their goodbyes.Sen. Stevens was killed in a