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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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