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  • 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

  • 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