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  • Red Flag-Alaska prepares for take off

    Red Flag-Alaska 10-2 is scheduled for April 15-30.Elmendorf and the surrounding areas can expect to see an increase in air traffic during that time frame.RF-A is an exercise that has taken place at Elmendorf and Eielson AFBs since 1992. The event is a realistic 10-day air combat training exercise

  • Air Force charity brings a smile to Kadena family

    Two-year-old Jimmy Baker has sneaked all the croutons off his mom's salad while she and his dad tell me about Jimmy's surgery. He's been dipping them in ranch dressing and has shown a real talent for getting half the dressing on his upper lip. His parents, Josh and Joleen, don't mind - they're just

  • Northwest Field critical to training, ecosystem

    Andersen Air Force Base's Northwest Field has, over the years, become a critical training asset to support current operations.Along with essential contingency training, the area is also important to the future of Guam's ecosystem, with several endangered species calling the area home.Northwest Field

  • Yokota runs for fun and funds

    More than 520 students, teachers and parents walked, jogged and ran Yokota's fitness trail to raise money for Joan K. Mendel Elementary School here April 8. The Joan K. Mendel Elementary Jog/Walk-a-thon is a yearly event designed to help the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) raise funds for the Fall

  • Pacific Air Forces names 2010 Total Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    PACAF officials here April 12 announced the command's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Total Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010."It is with great pleasure that Command Chief Master Sgt. McLean and I announce on behalf of the command, PACAF's 2010 Total Force Outstanding Airmen of the

  • Service members, Japanese locals clean beach, port

    Combat boots were swapped for rubber galoshes April 11 when Misawa Airmen, Sailors and their family members cleaned up Misawa's Port and Beach area in advance of Earth Day.Organized by volunteers from the 35th Civil Engineering Squadron and Misawa Fishing Association, the 13th annual ecological

  • Wing set to DINE base populous

    For some people, eating healthier may seem like a task that's easier said than done with so many microwavable meals, snacks and foods that are flat out bad for you.With cooperation from key base agencies and leadership, the 35th Fighter Wing is set out to create a more supportive nutrition

  • Course keeps biking safe

    It was a clear day in June last summer as Master Sgt. Kurt Rice and a fellow motorcycle enthusiast went for a ride on their motorcycles near Lake Towada. As they came around a blind turn, a large van in the oncoming lane approached, straddling both lanes of the narrow road.The side of the road