Pacific Angel kicks off in Vietnam

Airman and Sailors from around the Pacific and continental U.S. started their work during Pacific Angel 10-2 here as medical supplies were delivered to a local elementary school and civic infrastructure improvements began at two local village medical clinics, May 9. Pacific Angel is a U.S. Pacific

U.S. forces arrive in Vietnam

Thirty-nine U.S. military personnel from bases throughout the Pacific and continental U.S. arrived here to participate in Pacific Angel 10-2 May 8.The C-130 Hercules from the 144th Airlift Squadron from Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, flew in the doctors, dentists, optometrists, medical

Docs diagnose new program as success

Military medical facilities have strived over the years to maintain the delicate balance of available manning and patient care; however, increased deployments have only created more challenges. To overcome challenges and improve healthcare, Misawa Air Base was chosen to take a new patient-oriented

Archbishop confirms Misawa members

Vietnam, U.S. set to begin Pacific Angel mission

The United States is scheduled to provide humanitarian assistance in cooperation with local authorities to residents of Can Tho, Vietnam, from May 10 to 17 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2010. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation conducted in the

Group commander trains to put out fires

Misawa's Fighting Samurai departs to ROK

The pilots and maintainers of the 14th Fighter Squadron and the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed to the Republic of Korea this week.Airmen of the 14th FS combined with support from the 35th Maintenance Group deployed in an effort to maintain regional stability in the Asia-Pacific theater and

One man's trash...is another man's trash, too

Ask Tech. Sgt. James Thompson to describe what he does for the Air Force and this is what you'll hear: "I take trash, analyze trash, and tell you how to handle the trash.'"Sergeant Thompson, an analyst with Detachment 3 of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, a tenant unit at Kadena,

Elmendorf presented CINC Installation Excellence Award

Forty-six of Elmendorf 's premier Arctic Warriors traveled to the Pentagon to accept the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence May 5.The award identifies the top installation of each service in the military. It shows that personnel at the installation have done the best

A bunch of hustle, bustle

Being at an installation that houses five types of aircraft, Airmen at Elmendorf know how busy it can get up here. Especially these Airmen assigned to the 3rd Wing Protocol office. After hosting 386 events during the last fiscal year, the protocol office was recognized as one of the busiest in the