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  • Air Force begins humanitarian mission in Vietnam

    U.S. civil engineer and medical Airmen are here providing humanitarian and civic assistance to local communities Sept. 15-24 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2009. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation conducted in the Pacific area of responsibility to

  • Pacific Air Forces commander focuses on future

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces spoke with national media members to outline his responsibilities during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Gen. Gary North discussed his role as the Pacific Air Forces

  • Kadena honors prisoners of war, missing comrades

    Friday, Sept. 18, marks National POW/MIA Recognition Day and dozens of Kadena volunteers plan to pay tribute with a vigil run and reveille ceremony starting today. Other Kadena Airmen have already paid tribute to their comrades who were held in captivity or have never returned home in their own

  • On-base housing mandatory at Misawa

    A policy in effect Sep. 1 requires all active-duty accompanied members arriving at Misawa Air Base to move into available on-base family housing. U.S. Forces Japan initiated the policy change by directing all U.S. installations to increase Military Family Housing occupancy rates. By increasing

  • Airman wows with sleight of hand

    'Wow!' "Sweet!" "How did you do that?!", are some remarks a magician from the 3rd Medical Group admissions office hears all the time. No matter whether he's performing in a small conference room or in front of a large crowd for a base function, Senior Airman Adam Rideaux always seems to amaze and

  • Kadena team takes CSAF award at AFA convention

    A dramatic turnaround in operations efficiency led the base Individual Protective Equipment Management Team to be named recipients of the Air Force Chief of Staff's Team Excellence Award during the Air Force Association's 22nd Annual Convention in Washington this week. The team was comprised of

  • Command post Airmen key to operational success

    Command post Airmen have a demanding job where their expertise, quick actions and the information they control are depended on for mission success. Working a number of operational tasks, they disseminate alarm conditions, weather, and emergency response notifications, while also having a role in

  • Kadena wins Federal-level award with help from the Energy Guy

    They call him the Energy Guy and he's one of the main reasons that Kadena was recently awarded the 2009 Federal Energy and Water Management Award. Mr. John Muckey, a 718th Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager, is a regular Joe without superpowers or spandex. He's been a hard charger