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  • PACAF band plays for Hiroshima survivors

    They've played before select crowds before -- heads of state, military leaders and the like. But, for the members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, the crowd at the Oct. 14 show in southern Japan was not only exclusive, but held special meaning for the performers. The band, five days

  • 14th AMU: Management to maintenance

    Editors note: Second in a series of six on the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit The 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit demonstrated well-organized maintenance by garnering a 90.9 percent fully-mission-capable-rate in August. This accomplishment was in part due to a mutual flow of information from the

  • PACAF commander discusses tour normalization, Osan priorities

    Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Gary North arrived here Oct. 7 with his wife Shelley to visit with Airmen and their families and to discuss the way ahead for Team Osan. During his two-day visit, General North said the 51st Fighter Wing and 7th Air Force will continue to work with other assets

  • Airman reunites, delivers humanitarian supplies to family in American Samoa

    What started out as a normal Hawaiian day for Senior Airman Danny Hollister, quickly turned to one of uncertainty, anxiety and fear. Then images of pending doom quickly flooded his mind as he got word his family and friends were fleeing to high ground in American Samoa bracing for the impact of a

  • PACAF Commander visits Airmen at 'top of the world'

    Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife Shelley stopped here recently to visit Airmen, their families and community leaders who support the Iceman Team. General North assumed command of Pacific Air Forces in August, which includes bases in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Guam and South

  • Kadena IPE team takes initiative, finishes on top

    Conventional wisdom suggests that the best ideas often come from the bottom - from those people closest to a problem. This notion was recently proved by members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Individual Protective Equipment Management Team, the only all-enlisted team to receive the 2009

  • Yokota Airmen depart for Cope India

    Seventy Airmen and two of three C-130H Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron departed here Oct. 14 to take part in Cope India 10, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral flying training exercise conducted with the Indian Air Force. The airlift exercise will focus on the humanitarian