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  • CSAF reflects on importance of PACAF

    The chief of staff of the Air Force wrapped up a week-long, four-base tour of Pacific Air Forces here May 13 on his first visit to the region since becoming the nation's top-ranking uniformed Airman last August. Gen. Norton Schwartz said the United States has a vested interest in the Asia-Pacific

  • CSAF speaks candidly to Yokota Airmen

    "In the end what it's all about is performance," said the senior Air Force officer responsible for organizing, training and equipping nearly 700,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces. "If the United States Air Force performs, we don't need to advertise ourselves and proclaim how good

  • First responder teams pivotal for survival

    Firefighters and medics responded to a simulated mishap involving a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline here May 12. "This emergency management exercise plays a big part for the first responder teams' ability to treat and save victims," said Master Sgt. Timothy Winans, 18th Wing superintendent of

  • Saving lives at 35,000 feet

    Most of us hear stories of Airmen saving lives in combat, but an Airman who saves the lives of more than 300 passengers is definitely a story worth hearing. A fuel leak on a civilian aircraft caught the attention of Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, during a

  • Kadena Shoguns practice their 'mobility machine'

    Airmen are experiencing a new dimension of training here during Beverly High 09-2 from May 11-15. Over the past several exercises, the 18th Wing practiced fighting in place (from Kadena) and receiving other forces into the base. This exercise practices the possibility the wing may deploy to another

  • Air Force to deploy Raptors to Japan, Guam

    The Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in May for approximately four months. Current plans call for 12 of the fighters to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and another 12 to deploy to