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  • KORAT AIR BASE Thailand - Hawaii Air National Guard F-15 pilots from the 154th Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, prepare for their final Cope Tiger 2007 sorties. (USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Betty Squatrito-Martin.)

    Cope Tiger 07 wraps up Feb. 9

    The skies over Korat Air Base, Thailand are now silent and all aircraft are in the chalks as Feb. 9 marked the end of Cope Tiger 2007. Cope Tiger 2007, a multilateral exercise between the Royal Thai, the Republic of Singapore and U.S. Air Forces, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, ran from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9 at Korat and Udon Air Bases,
  • KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Susumu Shimabukuro, 18th Security Forces Squadron civilian gate guard, in the proposed uniform for the guards. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Civilian guards test new uniform

    Civilian guard members of the 18th Security Forces Squadron got a new look when they began wear testing a prototype uniform Feb. 8. The civilian guard uniform was designed to match the Airman Battle Uniform. Its lighter color was the result of feedback from civilian guard members. "Our civilian guard members wanted a lighter color due to the summer

  • 36th OG reactivates, gains new commander

    The 36th Operations Group was reactivated after more than a decade to serve as the focal point for the Air Force's expeditionary operations taking place on Guam. The 36th OG will assume the mission of the 36th Expeditionary Operations Group and establish a permanent command structure for deployed Air Force units assigned to Andersen. Currently, six

  • Teaching ROK forces to survive the unthinkable

    Members of the Republic of Korea army and air force joined with Wolf Pack members Tuesday near the base track to practice the unthinkable: decontaminating themselves and equipment in the event of a chemical or biological strike on them or the base. Supported by the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness flight, the exercise centered on the
  • YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant and coach of the Tokyo Apache basketball team, takes time to sign autographs and talk to fans after the game Feb. 7 at the Samurai Fitness Center. Bryant also played during the last half of the game. Tokyo Apache, a Japanese professional basketball team, took on the Yokota Warriors varsity team here and walked away with the win, 96 - 74, while approximately 200 Yokota members looked on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Allen)

    Autographs for the kids

  • WIC Overseas benefits Airmen

    Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC, is a program that helps expectant mothers or those with young children by providing some of the basic essentials that are important in the first years of a baby's life. Some of the services include providing families with information on healthy eating habits as well as providing coupons to
  • Airman Rayshawn Fountaine, 374th Services Squadron food service specialist, serves up lunch to another Airman at the Samurai Cafe Tuesday. The dining facility is preparing for the John L. Hennessy competition which recognizes the best of the best food service operations throughout the Air Force. The Hennessy award is based on the entire scope of an installation's food service program to include exhibiting excellence in management effectiveness, force readiness support, food quality, employee and customer relations, resource conservation, training and safety awareness. The team will be conducting a review of the facility Feb. 26 and 27. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Ruth Curfman)

    Serving it up!

  • Wounded Marine Goes Home in Style

    A Marine wounded in Iraq traveled the final leg of his journey back to his unit in style recently.Lance Cpl. Steven Eastburn, a member of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Kaneohe Bay, arrived back in Hawaii Feb. 9 on an executive jet, after being offered a ride from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., by Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint
  • Robert Carter, a member of the Osan American High School Junior ROTC program, moves one of four wreaths that were placed during the Hill 180 ceremony Feb. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jason Epley)

    Osan remembers Battle of Bayonet Hill

    Osan held its annual Remembrance Ceremony for the Hill 180 "Battle of Bayonet Hill" Feb. 9. This year's 200-person crowd included numerous distinguished guests like Lt. Gen. David Valcourt, 8th Army commander, and Mr. Larry Lyons, from the Pacific Area Veterans of Foreign Wars. It was here 56 years ago that nine soldiers from the 27th Infantry
  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader Catherine Croake signs an autograph for Trey Hayenga following the cheerleaders’ Appreciation Tour 2007 Feb. 14 at the Challenger Club here. The show consisted of various dance and cheer routines followed by a meet-and-greet autograph session with all the cheerleaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Coffman)

    Buccaneer cheerleaders visit Osan

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