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  • 33rd RQS wins Air Force's Verne Orr Award

    The 33rd Rescue Squadron was announced as the 2009 Verne Orr Award winner July 2. Established by the Air Force Association in honor of Verne Orr, a former Secretary of the Air Force, the award is presented annually and highlights any unit, regardless of size, that excelled above all others in using

  • 354th AMXS: pioneers of bright future

    In an effort to save money and create a safe and improved work environment, the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is replacing their current light bulbs with new General Electric multi-vapor lamp light bulbs in all of the F-16 hangers. "The old lighting system did not provide our bays with

  • HAWC prepares for fitness testing changes

    The Health and Wellness Center here will begin fitness testing all Arctic Warriors twice a year starting in January 2010. Air Force senior leaders made this and other changes to the testing program during the CORONA TOP conference June 4-6. With the current active-duty Airmen on base, the HAWC staff

  • 'Young Tigers' keep Aussies flying down under

    The Northern Australian Outback presents many dangers, including six of the most venomous snakes in the world, saltwater crocodiles, and multiple poisonous insects. However, it is the Young Tigers, Eagles and Hornets in Australia's skies that are garnering the most attention lately. High above the

  • Wolf Pack summer exercise kicks off

    Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Bulldog 09-03 kicked off today during an evening base-wide recall. Wolf Pack Airmen, Soldiers and civilians will showcase their ability to survive and operate in simulated wartime contingencies by demonstrating how they defend the base, accept follow-on forces

  • Guam honors fallen aircrew with memorial

    As Guam made preparations to celebrate the island's 65th anniversary of liberation from foreign occupation, government, civilian and military officials paused July 20 to remember the six Airmen of "Raider 21" who died when their B-52 Stratofortress crashed one year ago. Representatives from the

  • Humanitarian assistance team completes evaluation

    After three days of simulations and exercises, the Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team, or HARRT, successfully completed its first operational utility evaluation here July 13-17. Combining the capabilities of the 36th Contingency Response Group, the 36th Medical Group, and other Air Force