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  • Airman returns home to help

    Imagine driving to work on a nice sunny day and learning that your hometown has just been shaken by an earthquake with the magnitude of 7.9. Naturally, you would be little nervous because you would think of your family and friends.Sept. 29 was a harsh reality and not just the imagination of  Tech.

  • Allen Army Airfield to save Air Force money, provide tactical training

    Brig. Gen. Charles Foster, 176th Wing commander, and Col. Thomas Bergeson, 3rd Wing commander, were on hand Sept. 29 during the ribbon cutting ceremony for Allen Army Airfield, only the seventh assault landing strip in the Air Force located north of Elmendorf. After four years of planning and

  • PACAF Airmen deploy to Indonesia to help quake victims

    Airmen assigned to Pacific Air Forces left here and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 5 for Padang, Indonesia, to provide medical care to those affected by the recent 7.6-magnitude earthquake. The Airmen are part of an Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team that left on two C-17

  • America's Ambassadors in Blue continue Far East Tour in Malaysia

    Kuala Lumpur boasts an estimated population of 1.6 million and surrounding greater Klang Valley metropolitan area is pushing the 5 million mark and is the fastest growing metropolitan area in Malaysia. When the Thunderbirds arrived at Subang Air Base Sept. 30 for the third stop on their Far East

  • U.S. Air Force humanitarian team set to depart for Indonesia

    A U.S. Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team is preparing to depart on two C-17 Globemaster IIIs out of Japan and Guam to provide disaster relief to Indonesia. Seventy-one Airmen, along with associated supplies and equipment, are scheduled to fly from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and

  • Hawaii Guardsmen assess damages in American Samoa

    Hawaii Guardsmen from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard Assessed damages in the Pago Pago and Leone villages of American Samoa Oct. 1. More than 30 active-duty Guardsmen and traditional Guardsmen split into two groups to conduct search and rescue and assessment procedures. The

  • PACAF commander visits Andersen Airmen

    The Pacific Air Forces' four-star commander made Andersen Air Force Base the first stop on his inaugural tour of PACAF bases, on 23 Sept, to visit and see the Airmen, families, and community leaders on Guam. In his role as PACAF commander, Gen. Gary North is responsible for Air Force activities

  • 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