Engines running: Team Hickam, 515 AMOW ready for AMC Rodeo!

Team Hickam and the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing have their engines running and are off to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 17 to compete in the 2009 Air Mobility Rodeo. The Air Mobility Rodeo, held every two years, provides an excellent opportunity in both a friendly and competitive

KC-135s deliver 140,000 pounds of fuel during Talisman Saber

Two KC-135 Stratotankers delivered 140,000 pounds of fuel to two B-52 Stratofortresses participating in Talisman Saber 09, currently underway in Australia, and scheduled through July 25. Talisman Saber is a U.S. Pacific Command-directed, bilateral command post and field-training exercise designed to

Airmen participate in Hawaii foodshow

PACAF receives thanks for 2008 CFC program contributions

Entomologists conduct mosquito surveillance, control program

Pacific civic leaders take first-hand look at Andersen's mission

Twenty-two civic leaders from Alaska, Hawaii and Guam capped a five-day tour of the 'strategic triangle' with a visit to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 26. The tour offered the Air Force an outlet to deliver key messages to influential regional community representatives. According to Col. Ed

Bronze Star: Photojournalist recounts explosion, loss of friends in Iraq

"I was covered in blood." June 24, 2008, is a day Tech. Sgt. Cohen Young, an Air Force photojournalist, will never forget. During an assignment to cover the progress of democracy in the heart of Baghdad, an explosion ripped through an office he walked out of not 30 seconds prior, killing five.

Chief of Staff engages with Elmendorf Airmen

The Air Force's top uniformed member spent time with the men and women of Elmendorf Air Force Base July 6. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz received mission briefings from Col. Thomas Bergeson, 3rd Wing Commander, visited of the 3rd Wing's hospital and stopped in at Hangar 1 to

Survival equipment Airmen perform safety check

B-52 bombers complete Northern Edge 09

Airmen supporting the B-52 Stratofortresses from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed an 11-day exercise in Alaska and returned here over a three-day period between June 27 and June 30. Three B-52 bombers from the 96th EBS completed 23 sorties during Northern Edge 2009, which allowed