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  • 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

  • Tsuiki ATR concludes

    The departure of the final two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Tsuiki Air Base March 12 signaled the end of a weeklong aviation training relocation exercise between the 35th FIghter Wing from Misawa Air Base and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Approximately 90 Airmen and five F-16s were deployed from

  • U.S., JASDF Airmen work side by side during ATR

    Aviation training relocation exercises offer an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese forces to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability. For a select few Airmen, the ATR offered a chance to learn first-hand how the other nation's service operates. U.S. Air Force crewchiefs and

  • Elmendorf hospital adds animal-assisted therapy to arsenal of treatments

    The U.S. military has partnered with canines to detect drugs, locate explosives and catch criminals since before World War II. However, recent research indicates a new potential for the relationship between dogs and humans.Elmendorf's hospital became the fourth Air Force medical group to offer

  • Pacific partners close Cope Tiger with ceremony

    Thai, Singaporean and U.S. servicemembers marked the end of Cope Tiger 2010 with a closing ceremony held here March 12.Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong, Royal Thai Air Force commander in chief, served as host and presided over the ceremony. He was joined by Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces

  • 732nd AMS one of best safety units in AF

    Elmendorf's tenant unit the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron was named the Category IV Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety by Air Force safety center officials. For the second time in four years, roughly 270 Airmen and contractors from the 732nd AMS were recognized