New Zealand's top NCO addresses multilateral conference

The world is evolving rapidly and every nation's enlisted corps must keep up with the changes to remain relevant, said WO1 John Barclay while speaking at the Senior Enlisted Leadership Conference here June 25. WO1 Barclay ought to know. He is the first Warrant Officer of the New Zealand Defence

Aggressors strike back at Northern Edge 2009

Barksdale Airmen provide critical support for B-52s during Asia- Pacific deployment

Airmen responsible for the maintenance of three B-52 Stratofortresses deployed here to support U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region, are working around the clock to ensure the success of each flying mission. The team of more than 300 Airmen from the 2nd

VX-9 'Vampires' test their limits in Alaska

Among the 9,000 servicemembers in Alaska for Northern Edge 2009 is a squadron of Sailors, Marines and civilians doing more than just testing themselves against their sister services. The "Vampires" of Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 9 are tasked with the duty of evaluating new equipment and

Airmen spend time with students during deployment

Nine deployed Airmen from the 525th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit spent their off-duty time assisting three teachers with 60 students in the Machananao Elementary School summer program here June 19. The Airmen deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, to

Northern Edge 2009 gets Buff

The 96th Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, deployed here for exercise Northern Edge 2009 to practice mission planning and war-time procedures. The 96th BS brought three B-52H Stratofortress long-range bombers, or "Buffs," to train in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and

Saving lives earns EOD 'Team of the Year 2009' title

Two brothers sit, with their blouses off, in the back corner of a shop filled with explosives. Wires, fuses, and metal parts litter the table and even parts of the floor. Intent on their work, they hardly speak at all; but the expressions on their faces show a focus and concentration that says this

Pilot reflects on experience at Northern Edge

In Northern Edge, Alaska's premier joint-training exercise, pilots from the Air Force, Navy and Marines are conducting fast-paced, aerial battles to challenge and test participating units on the Northern frontier. For one Navy pilot, Lt. Michael Patterson, from the Navy Strike Air Warfare Center,

Agreement signed for integrated defense of Alaska

Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, Commander, Joint Task Force Alaska (JTF-AK), and Rear Adm. Gene Brooks, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to facilitate coordination of the missions under the auspices of JTF-AK with those performed by U.S. Coast Guard

AMS captain receives Bronze Star

A captain from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron here received a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony June 22. Capt. Karen Rupp, aerial port operations officer for the 732nd AMS, earned the medal for her service as commander of the 424th Medium Truck Detachment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.