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  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota takes off for a mission during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 here on April 10. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    Light 'em Up!

  • Airman Samuel Martinek inspects a pallet as he prepares for his upcoming deployment. Airman Martinek is assgined to the 35th Security Forces Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Seaman Shane Arrington)

    Young Airman prepares for his first deployment

    Eighteen years old and fresh out of high school, he may not have many years under his flak vest but he made a choice few make ... to serve and defend his country. Airman Samuel Martinek, part of the 35th Security Forces Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, is preparing for his upcoming deployment. While he may be new to the Air Force, he says he
  • KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea April 6, 2007 -- Col. Jeff "Wolf" Lofgren, 8th Fighter Wing commander, talks to wing Airmen April 6 about April's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. The Wolf, together with Chief Master Sgt. Anthony "Wolf Chief" Brinkley, 8th FW command chief, addressed the crowd of more than 1,500 about the stresses and successes the wing has gone through since May 2006. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Collier)

    Wolf rallies wing during 'Wolf Call'

    With guns blazing (literally), forklifts hauling equipment and an afterburner-fly by, the 8th Fighter Wing commander gave his final rally speech before the wing's Operational Readiness Inspection.   Col. Jeff "Wolf" Lofgren, donning individual protective equipment and a squad assault weapons, made his entrance to a crowd of more than 1,500 Wolf
  • HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Lt. Col. Guillermo Orraca, 15th Airlift Wing medical group, explains to the Vietnamese Delegation, Brig. Gen. DO Hoa Binh, Colonel TRAN Duc Thanh, and Lt. Col. NGUYEN Thi Mai Huong, of various dental services avaialable to military personnel at the 15MDG. This visit is part of the nursing exchange program which started at the 15th Annual Asia-Pacific Military Medical Conference where the Vietnamese requested that the two countries develop a cooperative relationship between the U. S. and Vietnamese Military Nursing communities. (Air Force photo by Mark Bates)

    PACAF and Vietnamese medical partnership

  • 'Superbug' removes toxins from base golf course soil

    An environmental initiative results in the enhancement of an environmentally safe, locally grown 'superbug' that is cleaning up toxic chemicals dumped in an old landfill of the 1940s underneath Mamala Bay Golf Course. "These microscopic superbugs consume potentially toxic chemicals (present in the soil) and break them down to a level that is not

  • Trainer to the stars

    If not for a sharp-eyed recruiter's assistant more than two decades ago, Team Hickam would assuredly be far less 'Fit to Fight.' Benny Miguel was a civilian personal trainer in 1985 when he joined the Air Force's delayed entrance program, awaiting basic training and then technical school in his assigned administrative career field. Just prior to
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Capt Timothy Griffith, 37 Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, is interviewed for a feature story by Master Sgt Rob Wieland, 354 Communications Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska here on Apr 9 during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying ten simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. Additionally, the training allows them to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures and improve interoperability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    Bombers on the Ramp

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., taxis down the runway April 6 for a Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 orientation flight. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying ten simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. Additionally, the training allows them to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures and improve interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Weaver).

    Red Flag-Alaska strengthens coalition forces

    Red Flag-Alaska, a multi-service, multi-platform coordinated, combat operations exercise, kicked off April 5 with the ultimate goal of improving the operational capability of participating units and fostering stronger relations between U.S. and coalition forces. Red Flag-Alaska allows these units, whose missions may differ significantly, the
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Bryan Boswell, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis AFB, marshalls an F-16 Fighting Falcon, 64th Aggressor Squadron on April 6 for Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. The Aggressors play a vital role as the "Hostile Forces" for the exercise which helps the units to sharpen their combat skills by flying ten simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder) (Released)

    Multinational Cooperation

  • Services squadron caters to Red Flag-Alaska participants

    As 1,300 U.S., French and Australian military members gather here for Red Flag-Alaska 07-01, April 5-20, the services squadron ensures their needs away from the flightline are taken care of. "Across services we're feeling it (Red Flag-Alaska) but this is an exciting time for us to be here to see the change from Cope Thunder to Red Flag-Alaska,"
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