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  • Airmen save local civilian's life, cite training

    Occasionally Airman are asked how their training can be used in real-world situations, three Andersen Airmen can tell you now that it will save a life.Airman 1st Class Mark Gregg, Airman 1st Class Caleb Rodriguez and Airman 1st Class Kylle Krzywiecki, all from the 36th Munitions Squadron, saved the

  • Hospital built to weather natural disasters

    In the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is not uncommon for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to occur. With thousands of earthquakes striking Alaska in 2009 and more than 130 active volcanoes in the state, Anchorage and Elmendorf are continually on alert for some sort of natural hazard. For this reason,

  • Yokota Runs for Awareness

    More than seventy runners and volunteers participated in the April Awareness Fun Run, April 3, to kickoff Awareness Month. Both military and civilian communities have traditionally recognized April as the month of Alcohol Awareness, Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness.The Yokota

  • AFETS supertechs alleviate F-16 dilemmas

    "For Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon technical support, Press 1."Calling technical support and troubleshooting to solve problems is a common method for fixing issues. However, answering operational questions on high-ticket items such as Misawa's F-16 fighter jets, takes more than calling a customer

  • Balikatan key to air support center upgrade

    The Hawaii Air Support Operations Center, under the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, achieved initial operational capability standing after proving its ability to deploy and perform its mission during exercise Balikatan 2010 in March.The 25th ASOS, based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,