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  • Kadena Airmen return from Guam

    Most of the Airmen sent here from Kadena Air Base, Japan, for a week-long test of the 18th Wing's deployment capabilities returned home Sept. 8. More than 100 maintenance, operations, and support personnel "deployed" to Guam Aug. 31 to exercise the 18th Wing's ability to send assembled teams of

  • Steal Wool band members continue tradition, jam for Wolf Pack

    Their mission -- strafing chords, lining up the melodies and dropping the munitions called music onto the friendlies, their fans. In a place called Delta, here at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, the punks rule and the bass reverberates on the walls, followed by the stomping and shouts of the

  • Osan command sponsorship at capacity

    An overwhelming response for command sponsorship by Airmen serving tours at Osan Air Base, South Korea, is compelling officials there to establish a waiting list after having reached capacity. "The availability of command sponsorship at Osan Air Base is an important and highly impactful initiative

  • Leather flies at Misawa's fight night

    Misawa Air Base hosted the first fight night with three rounds of amateur boxing Aug. 28 at the enlisted club. What began as a simple conversation between the 35th Fighter Wing commander and the 35th Maintenance Group executive officer developed into a free amateur fight night involving the entire

  • Air Force physician applies research to humanitarian exercise

    It is not every day that one has the opportunity to apply what was learned in the ivory tower of academia to a real-life situation. But for Capt. (Dr.) Christopher Lindshield, a family practice physician from the 374th Medical Group, Yokota Air Base, Japan, the prospect of using his knowledge of

  • OPN: Fun for kids, support for parents

    There hasn't always been a lot of families at Osan, but that is one thing that's quickly changing as Korea becomes the "assignment of choice." The Osan Parent Network started in 2001 and is affiliated with the 51st Medical Group's Family Advocacy office. The network provides services for families

  • Elmendorf boosts aviation fuel with additive

    Elmendorf became the first Air Force base in the Pacific Rim to blend a thermally stable additive known as Plus 100 to its JP-8 aviation fuel Sept. 1. The additive prevents coking and carbon buildup in the engine. By preventing buildup in the engine, this will greatly reduce engine maintenance. Even

  • Jungle Shield exercise trains Airmen, federal agencies

    Airmen here and at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, participated in an exercise Aug. 25-27 to test the Air Force's ability to protect U.S. air sovereignty in the Pacific region. The exercise, known as Jungle Shield, is led by 13th Air Force at Hickam AFB. It trains flying crews and ensures command and

  • Joint, coalition forces discuss sharpening interoperability skills at JRTC

    During the Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise 09-09, joint and coalition force partners meshed together to complete a simulated wartime mission. For many of the participants, it was a chance to learn some new things. "It's good to know how easy it is to work with your coalition teammates,"

  • General Carlisle assumes command of 'Jungle Air Force'

    The reins of command of 13th Air Force were passed from Lt. Gen. Chip Utterback to Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle during a ceremony held here Sept. 2 at Atterbury Memorial Park. General Carlisle assumed command of the "Jungle Air Force" after completing almost two years at the Pentagon as the Director of