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  • Photos of C-17 crash site released

    Officials at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson have released three photographs of the C-17 crash site. This photo shows the wreckage of a 3rd Wing C-17 Globemaster III , a cargo aircraft, that crashed shortly after take-off at about 6:14 p.m. (Alaska time) during a local training mission July 28,

  • Kadena's rescue squadrons train on Okinawa to prepare for the 'real thing'

    Airmen from the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons recently trained with U.S. Marines on Okinawa in simulated combat operations at both Kadena Air Base, and Camp Hansen.The training, which lasted into the night, featured the rescue of injured servicemembers, an integral part of both rescue units'

  • Memorial service for fallen Airmen

    A memorial service for the four Airmen who lost their lives in the C-17 accident Wednesday is scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m. in Hangar 20 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The service is open to all Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel. Memorial fund accounts have been established at Alaska

  • Airmen honored at Arctic Thunder

    Commanders of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 3rd Wing and the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing spoke to local media this morning about the weekend's Arctic Thunder air show and last Wednesday's tragic C-17 crash, which killed four crewmembers.Killed in the C-17 crash were Maj. Michael

  • CFACC speaks during RIMPAC closing ceremony

    Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Harwood II, mobilization assistant to the commander, Thirteenth Air Force, and the combined forces air component commander for Rim of the Pacific 2010, speaks to the media during the closing press conference for the exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on June 23,

  • AFSA associates welcome newest members

    Air Force Sergeants Association members welcomed Col. John Dolan, the 8th Fighter Wing commander, Col. Hugh Hanlon, the 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. James Sanders, the 8th Fighter Wing command chief, into Chapter 1554 July 28, here."AFSA voices the needs of Airmen to

  • Invincible Spirit strengthens South Korea-U.S. alliance

    Air Force aircraft, crew and ground support personnel from Kadena, Osan and Holloman Air Force bases along with other bases converged on Osan Air Base Korea to participate in exercise Invincible Spirit with other U.S. and South Korean Naval and Air Forces. The readiness exercise, which started

  • Team Yokota prepares for ESOHCAMP assessment

    During the week of August 2-6, a team of assessors will visit Yokota Air Base as part of the 2010 Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment Program.Throughout the week, protocols will be looked at by assessors, including hazardous materials, hazardous waste, storage tanks