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  • Typhoon Kompasu crashes Okuma, spares Kadena

    The first major typhoon of 2010 hit Okinawa leaving five Okinawans injured and more than 32,000 homes without power in the northern portions of the island.The Okuma Recreation Facility run by the 18th Force Support Squadron was near the storm's center and was one of those areas without power. Capt.

  • Kadena Facebook site gives real-time storm updates

    Typhoon Kompasu may not have punched much of a storm surge here, but there was a tidal wave of activity on the Kadena Air Base Facebook page.Kadena's official Facebook page swelled from around 400 "friends" before the storm to nearly 1,500 "friends" Tuesday morning demonstrating just how powerful

  • Pacific Endeavor Builds Partnerships Among Asia-Pacific Nations

    Interoperability based not on rank, uniform or country brought together 16 Asia-Pacific militaries for the 7th annual Pacific Endeavor, a humanitarian communication workshop sponsored by the Singapore Armed Forces and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) at the Changi Command and Control Center at Changi

  • Pacific Endeavor Aims to Improve Response Time during National Disasters

    Saving lives using agreed upon communication procedures was the goal during Pacific Endeavor, a multi-nation humanitarian workshop hosted by U.S. Pacific Command and the Singapore Armed Forces at Changi Command and Control Center at Changi Naval Base, Singapore Aug. 16-27. Many non-governmental

  • Misawa volunteers help athletes go for the gold during Special Olympics

    With current emphasis on physical and mental fitness permeating today's Air Force, it can be easy to take fitness standards for granted. Recently, a group of Misawa residents strove to bring a sense of accomplishment and hope to those who might find it difficult to run a single lap on a track, let

  • Eagles soar for last time at Hickam

    F-15 Eagles from the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard completed their last training mission from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug 25.The HIANG is upgrading to the F-22 Raptor, a fifth generation fighter and received their first two Raptors in July.The Guard is the lead

  • Okinawa in TCCOR-2

    The 18th Wing Commander today placed the island of Okinawa in Typhoon Condition-2. This means destructive winds of 50 knots or greater (about 58 mph) may occur within 24 hours. The current track of the approaching tropical storm has it going nearest Okinawa Tuesday. More information will be released

  • 13th FS pilots get reacquainted with survival skills

    An aircraft explodes in mid-air, the pilot safely ejects, landing in enemy-occupied territory... now what?Four 13th Fighter Squadron pilots survived this simulated crash-landing scenario during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape familiarization class here Aug. 26."This training is geared