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  • Exercise Kunsan: No notice, no nonsense

    Sixty-years ago the armed forces of communist North Korea caught the Western world off guard as they rolled across the 38th parallel in an effort to gain domination over the Korean Peninsula. Their surprise attack was devastating. The Airmen of the Wolf Pack pledge that will never happen again as

  • Air Force career jumps starts Airman's childhood dream

    Being an aircraft mechanic is helping Senior Airman Brian Heimgartner,  who is assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, realize a childhood dream.Airman Heimgartner has wanted to be a crop-duster ever since he was child growing up in Kendrick, Idaho, and the Air

  • Cope West 10 comes to a close

    Joint exercise between Indonesia and U.S. Air Force personnel came to a close on April 23, after one week of both countries participating in combined air drops and tactical maneuvers in support of Cope West 10.Cope West is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise involving

  • Kunsan, Seymour Johnson munitions Airmen build bombs for Red Flag-Alaska

    The team tightens the last screws, and inspects the bomb one more time. The fuse is linked to the initiator -- check. Next, the fin kit - the key to precision weapons guidance - is secure -- check. This team of Airmen must be gentle, precise, accurate -- this team is comprised of conventional

  • DoD: Elmendorf AFB best installation in the Air Force for 2010

    Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, won recognition as the top Air Force base with the announcement Apr. 9 of the Department of Defense's 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence.A team of inspectors visited Elmendorf Jan. 27-30, as the base competed in the final round

  • Training that could save lives

    It's about that time of year, when everyone is itching to get outdoors and enjoy what Alaska has to offer. Many people may find enjoyment in kayaking the waters of the state, and Elmendorf's Outdoor Adventure Program is helping prepare those kayak enthusiasts for unpredictable aquatic recreationThe

  • Exercise Cope West 10 in photos

    To see exercise Cope West 10, currently underway in Indonesia, in living color view the lastest photos highlighing the event here. Cope West is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise involving U.S. and Indonesian air forces. The exercise is designed to advance

  • Airmen help Sailors return to the skies over Japan

    Airmen here assisted a Navy flight crew when they experienced in-flight complications and were forced to make an emergency landing April 15.The crew of the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from nearby Atsugi Naval Base was participating in a routine exercise when they began experiencing problems."The