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  • Pacific Angel medical team relocates without missing a beat

    After providing three days of free medical care to more than 1,200 Can Tho patients, the U.S. Military medical team seamlessly relocated their mission to another nearby village as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2010 May 13. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance

  • Bilateral training teaches enlisted leaders to care for Airmen

    Instructors from the Air Force First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., prepared 99 enlisted leaders from around Japan to better care for their Airmen here May 11-14."The First Sergeant's job is all about taking care of people."That was the message that the Active-Duty Course

  • Misawa children's sports day exchange brings communities together

    Children from Sollars Elementary School student council program hosted a spring sports day exchange with 28 children from the Shichinohe Bikoh-En orphanage May 8. The exchange allowed Japanese children, ages three to 11 years old, to visit a Department of Defense school and see the environment where

  • Japanese, U.S. Airmen train for Red Flag-Alaska

    Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron trained six members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force in the process of Joint Air Delivery Inspection (JAI) here, May 5th and 6th.The two day training focused on the specifics of preparing and inspecting cargo for air delivery scenarios like the ones that

  • Pacific Angel sees continued bilateral cooperation

    The U.S. and Vietnam-hosted medical clinic concluded three days of centralized free care to Vietnamese patients as part of Operation Pacific Angel 10-2 here May 12.  Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation conducted in the Pacific area in support of U.S.

  • Kunsan Headhunters lead way at Red Flag-Alaska

    The crewchief and pilot perform one last, all-encompassing inspection. Everything checks out. The weapons load crew members carefully yet quickly mount live Joint Direct Attack Munitions GBU-38s onto the F-16C Fighting Falcons. The crewchief directs the pilot out his hangar, snapping a salute as the

  • U.S., Vietnam talk infectious diseases during Pacific Angel 2010

    U.S. Military and Vietnam health professionals conducted a subject matter expert exchange about infectious disease prevention and control at the Can Tho Medical College during Operation Pacific Angel here May 11. The exchange allows for the sharing of information about basic life support, infectious

  • Mrs. Martratt recognized for meritorious service

    Mrs. Joyce Martratt, the 36th Wing Commander's administrative assistant, was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service medal in a local ceremony May 7.The Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service medal is the second highest award for civilian employees of the Department of Defense, only surpassed by

  • Air traffic controllers clear air for arrivals and departures

    For pilots of military aircraft to successfully complete missions, they must rely on several units on base, including Airmen from maintenance, munitions and weather career fields.But for the pilots to receive the final green light, the airspace must be controlled and ready for aircraft entry. That's