News Search

  • 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

  • SECAF outlines AF future, thanks Airmen during Kadena visit

    Outlining the Air Force's future was the focus of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley's Airmen's Call during his visit here Dec. 22, part of a six-base Pacific tour in which the secretary is reconnecting with the region and thanking Airmen serving overseas during this holiday season. The

  • 3rd Wing applauded for aeronautics achievements

    "I am confident my 'Arctic Warriors' from Alaska are poised and ready to demonstrate strength in the Pacific at a moment's notice," wrote Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, as he endorsed the 3rd Wing for the Pacific Air Forces' 2009 Collier Trophy.The trophy is awarded for greatest

  • Gamecocks earn PACAF nod for Raytheon Trophy

    The 19th Fighter Squadron is ringing in another decade with an award nomination from Pacific Air Forces. The Gamecocks are the winners of the 2009 Raytheon Award for PACAF. Gen. Gary North, PACAF commander, announced the winner in a Dec. 17 memorandum to the 3rd Wing. He wrote that while the 19th FS