Shinto priest blesses groundbreaking

A Shinto priest gave a traditional ceremonial blessing for a safe construction project at the groundbreaking for the new Erwin PME Center Aug. 10. The new facility is slated for completion in May 2010. This new facility brings both the NCO Academy and the Airman Leadership School under one roof in

Senior master sergeant takes 31st trip to Guam

A number of Airmen deployed here can say they have been to Andersen Air Force Base a handful of times before, but it is seldom heard of an Airman who's been to Andersen more than 15 times. But for one senior master sergeant, he's more than doubled that number of trips here. Over 11 years, Senior

EOD has blast at Draughon Range

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron here detonated more than half a ton of munitions Aug. 7 at the Draughon Range. EOD personnel, along with the range management team, cleansed the targets, roads and other work areas of bombs in an effort to salvage the used

U.S., Vietnam host Asia-Pacific military nursing symposium

The United States and Vietnam co-hosted more than 200 nurses from 14 countries during the 3rd annual Asia-Pacific Military Nursing Symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam Aug 3-7. The five-day conference, hosted by U.S. Pacific Command and the Vietnam People's Army, focused on nursing education, career

Osan Cross Servicing Program fosters good relations

The first combat cross servicing program evaluation of the year took place here Aug. 10 when two Korean F-5's landed on the flightline. The Osan Combat Cross Servicing Program is a mutual agreement between the U.S. and Republic of Korea that allows the maintainers from both services to get hands-on

Yokota Airmen prepare for ORI

Red Flag-Alaska: Crew chiefs keep aircraft in flight

Before and well after a flight, there are Airmen who take on the tremendous responsibilities of maintaining the aircraft, observing its safety, and providing pre- and post-flight maintenance. These Airmen are the crew chiefs. During Red Flag-Alaska 09-3, there are more than 100 crew chiefs working

Digitized C-130 lands at Hickam during test flights

A Boeing C-130M landed here Aug. 4 while on a tour around the Pacific for an integrated systems evaluation. Having recently converted from analog to digital avionics systems, the bird and its crew spent eight days flying across international datelines and the equator to ensure all the upgraded

Hickam Civil Engineers deploy to Afghanistan

Fifty-four Reservists from the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, which falls under the 624th Regional Support Group, have been mobilized to deploy to Afghanistan for six months. This is a "partial" mobilization, meaning half the squadron is being mobilized as opposed to the entire squadron. Once in the

U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

U.S. and Japanese F-15 pilots began air-refueling training for the Red Flag-Alaska exercise in October. The day and night air-refueling training began July 27 and will continue through Aug. 7. Instructor pilots from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined KC-135 teams from