Navy JTACs: keeping RF-A on target

An F-16 Fighting Falcon drops a 550-pound concrete-filled bomb on to a simulated target as three men watch from a hillside a little more than a mile away. The men are Navy joint terminal attack controllers whose job is to operate from a forward position -- directing the action of combat aircraft

PACAF addresses H1N1 as cold, flu season begins

The cold and flu season has begun, and the risk of illness also includes the H1N1 influenza virus. Military Treatment Facilities at Pacific Air Forces installations are currently working to ensure that information and vaccinations are available to both military members and their dependents. "We are

U.S. military, international relief charity provides aid to Indonesia

Japan Air Self-Defense Force joins RED FLAG-Alaska training

The first couple F-15 Eagles, from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, gracefully climbed into the sky. The last fighter rose in the same manner until, in a sudden surprising movement, the pilot banked the plane to the right before chasing the other fighters into the sky. JASDF airmen are participating in

U.S. combat controllers provide critical communications link in Indonesia

A HARRT that cares

Andersen Airmen keep HARRT beating

While U.S. Air Force medical professionals here provide care to victims of the recent Indonesian earthquakes, a group of Airmen are working behind the scenes to keep the operation running smoothly.The 36th Contingency Response Group from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, is providing operations support

Interpreters key to U.S. Air Force efforts in Indonesia

The U.S. Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team deployed here in response to the recent earthquakes in Indonesia has treated over 600 patients since opening the mobile field hospital to local residents on Oct. 7.The HARRT mission here is to assist the remaining hospitals damaged by

Releasing some aggression

Deployed Hickam Airman uses football rivalry to help Afghan people

In a Soviet-era aircraft hangar here, a rivalry born during the Battle of the Red River is still alive and well, although now that energy is spent supporting the Afghan people. Maj. Tobin Griffeth, an avid University of Texas fan, and Capt. Katie Illingworth, a University of Oklahoma alum deployed