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  • Joint Force employs humanitarian effort in American Samoa

    Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed here Sept. 30 with approximately 100 military personnel to provide humanitarian assistance to the island of American Samoa.The island nation was struck Sept. 29 by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake generating 15-foot waves and destroying whole villages. At least 111

  • COMPACAF visits Yokota

    The four-star commander of Pacific Air Forces made his first visit to Yokota Sept. 23-26. The visit was his first to Japan since taking command Aug. 19 of the command which covers more than 100 million square miles and about half the Earth's surface. Gen. Gary North not only toured the host 374th

  • RSG commander leads Total Force delegation at Cope Tiger conference

    Col. Robert "Randy" Huston, 624th Regional Support Group commander, led a U.S. Total Force delegation at the Cope Tiger 10 Middle Planning Conference Sept. 21-25 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. U.S. Air Force Active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve planners put the final touches

  • Thunderbirds take show down under

    On the first mention of Australia, a flood of images comes to mind such as kangaroos, koalas... even the "Crocodile Hunter." Now the Aussies can add more images to their dictionary; six red, white and blue F-16s flying in perfect formation through the skies. The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration

  • Joint Maritime Threat Working Group convenes at Kunsan

    With Korea being surrounded on three sides by water, the maritime threat is of concern for law enforcement and security personnel. To combat this threat, more than 30 Korean and American law enforcement agents met at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, for the first of many, joint forces

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' Web Site Launched

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort. Airmen and their families can log on to http://www.af.mil/yoaff/index.asp to learn about AF-wide initiatives, monthly themes and programs, as well as contact local installation Airman & Family

  • Tankers support bombers in exercise

    Airmen from the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron delivered 237,000 pounds of fuel to B-52 Stratofortresses from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron during an exercise Sept. 21 and 22. The units are deployed here supporting U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence in the

  • Team Osan member part of best test team in AF

    A member of Team Osan, along with eight others from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., was recently chosen as the best of the best among test and evaluation teams in the Air Force. The A-10C Initial Operational Test & Evaluation Team from Nellis AFB was recently awarded the Air Force Association's 2008