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  • South Korean President Visits Osan

    South Korean President Lee, Myung-Bak and members of his cabinet visited with Korean Military and U.S. military members, during a visit here June 7. Accompanying President Lee during his visit was the Korean Minister of National Defense, the Korean chief of the joint chiefs of staff, the Korean

  • HurEx preps base, island for Cat 4 storm

    Team Hickam tested its readiness in a Hurricane Exercise on base and with state and federal agencies downtown at the Hawaii Convention Center June 2 through 4. The HurEx validated an emergency plan which was made by state officials over the last two years, playing out a scenario in which a Category

  • Merger provides Airmen chance to 'weld' new skills

    Pacific Air Forces vehicle mechanics solder their training skills in a merged career field by learning a new trade at a welding school here. "Airmen going to the transportation squadron do not receive this form of training at their technical school," said Master Sgt. Charles Lakin, superintendent of

  • Elmendorf history office awarded best in Air Force

    The 3rd Wing History Office here was recognized as the best multiperson history office in the Air Force in early May. Joe Orr, Doug Beckstead, James Frank and Karen Miller, all 3rd Wing historians, attended the 2009 U.S. Air Force Worldwide History and Museums Program conference at Wright-Patterson

  • Andersen Airmen ensure disaster preparedness

    It's better to be safe than sorry. Although it's a tad cliché, the adage perfectly describes the role of the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron's readiness and emergency management flight - a flight sight-focused on preparing the base for brushes with disaster. Nearly a dozen readiness and emergency

  • Civil engineer Airmen receive Bronze Star medals

    A company grade officer and an NCO from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron received the nation's ninth-highest honor, the Bronze Star, during the wing promotion ceremony May 29 at the base theater. Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, presented Capt. Raymond Kerr, 36th CES chief of

  • Kadena command chief takes flight

    The 18th Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant took flight May 27, soaring through the sky in the backseat of an F-15 with his boss, Brig. Gen. Brett Williams. "I'm excited to fly today, but let's see how I feel in the end; I've never flown in a fighter," said Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, who was

  • To lead is to serve

    Leadership, hard work, and dedication raised one Airman above the gravel mounds in the civil engineering world of "dirt boy" to become one of the most honored 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Master Sgt. Christopher Pollock, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent of heavy repair, was among

  • Barksdale bombers arrive at Andersen

    Approximately 300 Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., deployed here May 30 as part of the rotational bomber deployment here to maintain stability and security in the Western Pacific. Three Barksdale AFB B-52 Stratofortress arrived here May 30 after a 17-hour flight to support the Pacific