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  • Fuels: Heartbeat of Joint Base

    If you tour the fuels squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson there may not be a tell tale, thump, thump of a heartbeat heard in the halls. However, the squadron still retains its designation as the heart of the installation.Fuel is used in cars, planes and other motorized equipment, but how and

  • New hatchery named for military pioneer

    Like many military organizations here, the Elmendorf and Fort Richardson Fish Hatcheries are working to join their assets within a new facility, which is being named for William Jack Hernandez, the Soldier who began the program in the 1950s.The hatcheries are not military owned or operated. They are

  • Pacific Air Forces Airmen pioneer C-17 flight with social media

    Pacific Air Forces Airmen entered a new realm by demonstrating PACAF air drop capabilities to social media aboard two C-17 Globemaster IIIs during the Rim of the Pacific exercise July 16, here. The 13 social media members witnessed air drops of heavy platforms over a simulated forward operating base

  • Asia-Pacific nations meet to discuss peace operations

    U.S. military personnel will join representatives from other nations throughout the Asia-Pacific region in Singapore July 21-24 to discuss the use of air forces in support of peace operations.The talks are part of the 2010 Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium, co-hosted this year by the Republic of

  • Hickam's F-22 integration strengthens warfighting might in Pacific

    Hawaii National Guard and Pacific Air Forces Airmen marked the arrival of the first pair of F-22 Raptors during a ceremony July 9, here. Integrated pilots from the Pacific Air Forces 19th Fighter Squadron and the Hawaii Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron will be flying the aircraft, and a

  • Blast radius: An EOD Airman's experience

    When alarms blare and service members bunker-down from an enemy attack, explosive ordnance disposal technicians are on scene, probing the risky remnants left behind. Plunging into harm's way - no matter how tense each situation is - they clear blast zones and disarm potential explosives. After

  • Operational Readiness Exercise tests Kunsan base defenders

    Defenders from the 8th Security Forces Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, showed they are ready to defend the base during a peninsula-wide operational readiness exercise that began here July 12.During the exercise, security forces Airmen have provided security across the base in manning