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  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Melody Bedtke

    Unit: Deployed to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron /14th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit here, from the 35th AMXS/14th AMU, Misawa Air Base, JapanDuties: F-16 dedicated crew chiefHometown: Chickamauga, Ga.Hobbies: Traveling to new places and meeting new peopleFavorite music: The Beatles

  • Air Force vice chief of staff visits Andersen

    Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Carrol "Howie" Chandler stopped here Aug. 2 - 4 to see firsthand how the 36th Wing furthers regional security in the Pacific theater.General Chandler was joined on his trip by Pacific Air Forces Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Douglas Owens, himself a 36th Wing commander

  • Advanced Rider Track doesn't cut corners to teach riders turning techniques

    Motorcycle riders on Guam itching to turn corners at realistic speeds, but in an environment conducive to learning what their bike can and can't handle, got a real treat during Advanced Rider Track Day on the Andersen flightline July 27.Eighty percent of motorcycle mishaps occur on corners, and 92

  • Wolf Pack treats children from local orphanage to day of fun

    Wolf Pack volunteers invited children from a local orphanage to the base and treated them to a day of fun and activities July 24.More than 64 children from the Il Mag Won Orphanage were treated to activities such as Humvee and fire truck static displays, a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog, swimming in

  • Kadena SFS trains in high risk response

    Airmen from the 18th Security Forces Squadron recently participated in High Risk Response Training.The course gives Airmen classroom and hands-on training similar to Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) training. Kadena broadcaster Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo and photojournalists Staff Sgts. Jason

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Rebecca Gomez

    Unit: 8th Fighter WingDuties: Client support technician for Wing Staff Agencies (computer, phones, radios and video-teleconferences)Hometown: Chicago, Ill.Hobbies: Softball, running, kayaking, just being outdoors Favorite music: Anything but death metal and technoFollow on: Hickam AFB, Hawaii Last

  • 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'