Volunteers teaching English is 'elementary'

For more than a decade, Airmen have been visiting Okinawan elementary schools to enable local children to be comfortably introduced to the English language through conversational exchanges and motivational games. The Kadena Public Affairs Office's community relations section has long provided an

Lt. Dan Band rocks Kunsan

Joint team tackles Guam fire

While Airmen, Sailors and local firefighters honed their skills during a training exercise June 17, they got the call-- a real world fire ravaging roughly 50 acres of land and putting more than $30 million in assets in jeopardy near Mt. Santa Rosa, Guam. The 60-strong contingency worked diligently

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