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  • Arctic medics begin second month of million push-up challenge

    People face challenges in many different ways. About 450 Arctic medics have started to face one challenge by accumulating more than 225,600 push-ups in less than a month.The 3rd Medical Group personnel have challenged themselves to do one million push-ups in 100 days."People don't realize how many a

  • Information security is everyone's responsibility

     With the operational readiness exercise looming in Misawa's near future, the ability to deploy and survive at Base X will not be the only inspectable item.Behind every operation is a large amount of sensitive information, which in the wrong hands could jeopardize the entire mission."We are all

  • Select bases to implement new civilian application procedure

    As early as mid-February, the rollout of a civilian hiring test initiative will require current Air Force civilian employees to follow new procedures when applying for jobs at select bases. Air Force civilians who want to apply for jobs at Goodfellow AFB, Texas; Osan Air Base, Korea; or any of the

  • 44th FS heads to Nellis for Red Flag

    Airmen and weapons systems from around the world, to include 12 F-15 Eagles and more than 160 personnel from Kadena's 44th Fighter Squadron, will converge on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., from Jan. 18 to Feb. 5 to participate in Red Flag, the world's preeminent aerial combat training exercise."Red

  • Wolf Pack kicks off first exercise of '10

    Wolf Pack members kicked off the first exercise of 2010 early Jan. 11. The exercise, a week-long peninsula-wide operational readiness exercise, tests Kunsan's ability to fulfill the three parts of their mission ... defend the base, accept follow-on forces and take the fight north."At any given time,

  • Hickam Airmen go 'Above and Beyond' in Oahu community

    Capt. Michael Powell, 613th Air and Space Operations Center systems flight commander, and Master Sgt. Lisa Thomas, U.S. Pacific Command Enlisted Assignments division, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, were recently awarded the Lex Brodie's Above and Beyond Award for their outstanding service to the

  • Understanding the rules of engagement

    In the game of football, there are very defined guidelines for playing the game -- from who can join the line of scrimmage to who can be the first person to touch the football after a kickoff. When one of those rules are broken, whether a player knew that rule existed or not, a penalty ensues.Just