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  • Security Forces beef up patrols, keep base safe

    Lights flashing, sirens blaring. A police vehicle rushes by to respond to a vehicle accident, or maybe to just pull a vehicle over for not abiding traffic laws on Kadena. "We have boosted the patrols in housing and other key areas," said Capt. Clay Nichols, 18th Security Forces Squadron operations

  • 14th AMU weapons shop loads the bang

    Editors Note: Fourth in a series of six about the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit The maintainers of the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit have demonstrated with a fully-mission-capable rate of 90.9 percent that they are able to recover, repair and launch F-16 Fighting Falcons consistently. But what

  • Aggressors invade Weasel territory

    Misawa Air Base's F-16 Fighting Falcons will fly against enemy aircraft in order to strike targets, protect the base and fly missions during a realistic simulation of war beginning Oct. 28. More than 130 Airmen from various aggressor squadrons, and 10 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor

  • U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Hawaii participates in Red Ribbon Week

    Having three school-age children created a desire in one NCO to start up a community program for grades 3-6 at six area schools here. Tech. Sgt. Richard Vasquez, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Hawaii vocalist, led the drive to use music to help spread the drug-free message of Red Ribbon Week by

  • 7th Air Force participates in joint service/combined forces exercise

    In preparation for the biennial Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, 7th Air Force recently contributed to and participated in a joint service and combined forces emergency management response exercise Oct. 7. The drill was primarily controlled and executed by Republic of Korea Air

  • Cope India dubbed a success

    U.S. and Indian air force officials are pleased with the positive results of all of the joint-training operations executed here during Cope India, Oct. 19-23. Cope India is a United States and India airlift exercise that provides training for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. A