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  • Buddy Wing: flight of friends

    Kunsan Air Base hosted a Buddy Wing Exercise with their fellow Korean counterparts, March 15-17. The exercise partners U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force pilots so they are able to operate effectively together for possible joint combat actions. "Buddy Wing is a way for us to gain

  • Maintainers get 'SMART' with AFSO21

    Twenty-one Airmen held a week-long training scenario focusing on improving the C-130 isochronal inspection process here March 15.The 'Iso' inspection is a requirement that has recently changed from a 365-day requirement to a to a 450-day interval and one that requires cooperation from numerous shops

  • Clean sweeping before breakup

    Whether it's snow removal or pavement repair, Elmendorf Civil Engineers are kept busy by Alaska weather.A vital aspect of the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron's mission is keeping the base's runways clear for aircraft.Each aircraft has different standards for how clear of ice and snow a runway must be in

  • Elmendorf Shop Wins AF NDI lab of the year

    The 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron's Nondestructive Inspection Laboratory here earned the of Air Force NDI lab of the year award for 2009.Nondestructive Inspection or NDI is the examination of an object or material with technology that does not affect its future usefulness. Because it allows

  • Memorial Service honors Wolf Pack member

    Friends, family and servicemembers from throughout the base gathered here at Kunsan to pay final tribute to a fallen Wolf Pack member March 18 in the base theater. Airman 1st Class Jarred J. Crowley, 25, assigned to the 8th Security Forces Squadron, died Tuesday, March 17, due to injuries sustained

  • 517th AS returns from Cope Tiger: Valuable training obtained

    Airmen from the 517th Airlift Squadron returned to Elmendorf March 13, after spending nearly 15 days at Korat and Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force bases, Thailand. The 517th AS volunteered one of its C-17 Globemaster IIIs to participate in the exercise, along with 39 Airmen, which included members

  • Balikatan school visit helps Philippine children

    Philippine and U.S. servicemembers joined together to provide much-needed clothing and other every day items to local school children here March 15.The community relations project took place during Balikatan 2010, an annual bilateral exercise involving the Philippine military, Philippine civil

  • Students get firsthand look at Philippine, U.S. militaries

    About 300 Philippine elementary students visited the flight line here March 15 to visit with members of the Philippine and U.S. militaries participating in Balikatan 2010.The students, about 200 from Sapang Bato Elementary School in nearby Angeles City and the rest from Clark Elementary School, were