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  • Joint Maritime Threat Working Group convenes at Kunsan

    With Korea being surrounded on three sides by water, the maritime threat is of concern for law enforcement and security personnel. To combat this threat, more than 30 Korean and American law enforcement agents met at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, for the first of many, joint forces

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' Web Site Launched

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort. Airmen and their families can log on to http://www.af.mil/yoaff/index.asp to learn about AF-wide initiatives, monthly themes and programs, as well as contact local installation Airman & Family

  • Tankers support bombers in exercise

    Airmen from the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron delivered 237,000 pounds of fuel to B-52 Stratofortresses from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron during an exercise Sept. 21 and 22. The units are deployed here supporting U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence in the

  • Team Osan member part of best test team in AF

    A member of Team Osan, along with eight others from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., was recently chosen as the best of the best among test and evaluation teams in the Air Force. The A-10C Initial Operational Test & Evaluation Team from Nellis AFB was recently awarded the Air Force Association's 2008

  • Wolf Pack Airmen take on Distant Frontier, Red Flag Alaska

    Ammunition experts build "live" missiles and look on as weapons load crew members quickly mount them onto the F-16. The crewchief performs one last inspection, ensuring everything on his jet is good-to-go, no unturned screws, missing panels or leaking. The flaps and engine are functional. He directs

  • Thousands helped as Pacific Angel concludes

    Air Force officials concluded the final iteration of Operation Pacific Angel 2009 during a ceremony here Sept. 22, culminating a two-part operation that provided humanitarian aid to thousands of people in communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined

  • Airmen head for 'the ice' as Deep Freeze kicks off

    Thirty-seven Team McChord Airmen left today in a C-17 Globemaster III, loaded with more than 90,000 pounds of cargo destined for Antarctica, beginning another season of Operation Deep Freeze. The 2009-2010 season of ODF, the Defense Department's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National

  • Bombers complete long-range exercise with Australia

    Three B-52 Stratofortresses completed 13-hour flights from here to an Australian training range Sept. 21 and 22 to train for long-range strike missions. In addition to the long-duration flights, the aircrews from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron teamed with Australian joint terminal air

  • U.S. military to begin new Deep Freeze season

    The U.S. military will kick off the 2009-2010 season of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, on Sept. 25. Operation Deep Freeze involves U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army and Coast Guard forces operational and logistic