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  • Bilateral training hones U.S., JASDF capabilities

    Aircraft took to the skies to practice defending Okinawa from simulated enemies during joint bilateral training here Feb. 22-26.The training involved a variety of aircraft from the Navy, Marines, Army, and Japanese Air Self Defense Force and was aimed at training personnel for joint planning and

  • Thousands helped as Pacific Angel ends in Philippines

    Operation Pacific Angel 10-1 officially ended Feb. 22 after seven days of civic assistance projects here that provided medical care to nearly 14,000 patients, veterinary care to more than 3,300 animals, and new classrooms for approximately 480 local children.Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and

  • Flying operations begin at Cope Tiger 2010

    Cope Tiger 2010 flying operations began March 1 at Korat and Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force Bases in Thailand.Approximately 500 total force Airmen, along with members from the Royal Thai Air Force and Army, as well as the Republic of Singapore Air Force, are participating in the exercise March

  • Anyone for a six-pack?

    Did I get anyone's attention? Well,  I don't mean a six pack of beer, I am referring to those six-pack abs that everyon dreams about. Have you done crunches until you wanted to cry? How many of you have some infomercial gadget that promised you would have a six pack in no time? Well, crunches and

  • Kunsan's fighter pilot tees off career with golfing

    Instead of lining up that one putt that would put him two under par, Capt. Andy "Wedge" Aduddell, is going to the merge for the kill. As an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, Captain Aduddell spends his days and nights flying the jet, but just three years before joining the Air Force, his days were spent

  • Running is for fitness, not a test

    Let me start by saying this is not a commentary on getting better at a test. Your Air Force fitness test is simply a check-up. If you are training for your test, you are doomed to fail eventually. The Air Force Fitness Program is not a test. The program is what you do day in and day out to improve

  • Airmen arrive in Thailand for Cope Tiger 2010

    Airmen arrived in Thailand Feb. 26 to join servicemembers from the Royal Thai Air Force and Army, as well as the Republic of Singapore Air Force, for the Cope Tiger 2010 field training exercise.This year's exercise will take place March 1-12 at Korat and Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force Bases,

  • Thousands helped as Pacific Angel ends in Philippines

    Operation Pacific Angel 10-1 officially ended Feb. 22 after seven days of civic assistance projects here that provided medical care to nearly 14,000 patients, veterinary care to more than 3,300 animals, and new classrooms for approximately 480 local children.Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and

  • Volunteers restore wing capabilities

    When security forces' manning gets sapped due to deployment requirements, squadrons have an ace up their sleeve in an effort to maintain base security. The Air Reserve Component Volunteer Program is a tool used to back fill active-duty members taken out of their squadrons with Guard and Reservists.