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

Wing commander receives legion of merit

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

Medical Group husband, wife step up to help seizure victim

There are many things in life that people can identify as being a matter of life and death. For one unsuspecting Base Exchange customer, the need for two medical technicians from the pediatric clinic to remove some sticky substances became just that.On July 27, Staff Sgt. Robert Woolley and his

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Soldiers prepare for Army Combatives Tournament

Soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson who finished in the top three spots for their weight division in a combatives tournament here Aug. 13 are preparing to move on to their next challenge of representing U.S. Army Alaska in the Army Combative Tournament at Fort Benning, Ga. The competition

Suicide is everyone's problem, prevention is everyone's responsibility

Commanders, first sergeants, flight surgeons, mental health technicians, chaplains and many other Airmen are dying needlessly, not because of roadside bombs, mortar attacks or enemy fire, but because of suicide. Suicide is an issue in every branch of service, every job and every rank and it's

Mountain Home Airmen take flight in Alaska

Misawa hosts Wild Weasel Triathlon 2010

On the road to becoming a path finder

Approximately 50 members of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion recently participated in a three-week path finder course taught by instructors from the U.S. Army Path Finder School at Fort Benning, Georgia. "A path finder is a subject matter expert on all sling load operations, helicopter