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  • U.S., Sri Lankan engineers begin repairing dilapidated school

    A team of more than 20 U.S., Sri Lankan, and Mongolian civil engineers started repairing a dilapidated school here Aug. 16, as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Sri Lanka. The engineers dug trenches, laid water lines to the outdoor restroom facilities, and built classrooms at the Semandaluma Kanishta

  • 477th Fighter Group takes flight

    The men and women of the 477th Fighter Group, Arctic Reservists, showed that they were ready to take flight as a relatively new unit by releasing an American bald eagle back into the wild during their annual picnic Aug. 15. The release is symbolic of the unit's growth since its stand-up in 2007,

  • 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

  • Maintaining smooth operations

    Just as a maintainer needs aircraft parts at their home station, they may also need replacement parts during their training at RED FLAG-Alaska 10-4.To keep planes operable maintainers need to have somewhere to turn for a reliable source of aircraft parts.That's where the 354th Logistics Readiness

  • Tanker Task Force keeps fighters flying

    Two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing act as aerial gas stations for jet fighters from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base.The total force concept enables combined efforts of Alaska Air Guard and active duty Air Force members to successfully maintain the

  • EMEDS training a first at JBER

    Eighty-one Airmen from around the Pacific Air Forces participated in the first Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Expeditionary Medical Support Training from Aug. 9-13.The five-day course is typically held at Brooks City Base in San Antonio. The course is a mandatory pre-deployment requirement, where

  • Base pays $30,000 for good IDEAs

    Kadena Air Base just paid out $30,000 for three submissions through the base's IDEA Program. The Innovative Development through Employee Awareness (IDEA) program encourages innovative, creative thinking by both military and Department of Defense civilian personnel. The program is designed to