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  • COMPACAF: Misawa 'makes it happen every day'

    The Pacific Air Forces commander visited Misawa Air Base Dec. 15 -17, marking his first visit since taking command in August. Gen. Gary North toured many base facilities, met with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Misawa City officials, and even flew with the Wild Weasels. Most of his time, however,

  • Civic leaders view airdrop mission

    A C-17 crew assigned to the 535th Air Mobility Squadron got the opportunity to showcase the capabilities of the C-17 Globemaster III., to community leaders here Dec. 14.Thirteen civic leaders from the Air Force Civilian Advisory Council and Friends of Hickam were treated to an awe-inspiring flight

  • General North visits Elmendorf

    "Not only are you at the top of the world, but you're at the top of your game," pronounced Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, during an Airmen's Call Dec. 7 in Hangar 1.Gen. North and Chief Master Sgt Brooke McLean, PACAF command chief master sergeant, paid a visit to Elmendorf Air Force

  • Operation Christmas Drop shoves off for the mission

    More than 12 months of preparation have gone into ensuring Operation Christmas Drop's four-day air drop mission goes smoothly, with countless fundraiser and many drop-off points made available to those wishing to donate supplies and help support Guam's island neighbors in the Marianas, Carolines,

  • Return to Wake Island tour reunites former POWs

    On a remote Pacific atoll called Wake Island, military bunkers, houses and gun placements, camouflaged by dense brush and tall grasses spread around its blue water lagoon. In the morning rain more than 100 tourists with Military Historical Tours landed here Dec. 12 to commemorate the 68th