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  • 36th FSS Airman renders first aid during traffic accident

    A routine trip home from work became a rush to rescue for a senior airman from the 36th Force Support Squadron. Senior Airman Jonathan Ardis, who recently arrived on station from Osan Air Base, Korea, was driving along Route 1 when he noticed a traffic accident. According to Airman Ardis, a gold car

  • F-22s, B-2s conduct historic overseas deployment to the Pacific

    Twelve F-22 Raptors departed here recently following a historic deployment marking the first time, F-22 Raptors and B-2 Spirits, the key national strategic stealth assets in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States. The Raptors arrived in January and were

  • Making it happen: Red Flag-Alaska Maintainers

    During Red Flag-Alaska, thousands of feet above the rugged Alaskan terrain, pilots push their aircraft to the limits, performing dog fights and defensive maneuvers against aggressors, honing their skills for combat missions. However, pilots aren't the only ones to contribute to mission success. What

  • Airman in Korea reveals 'How to Win Airman of the Year'

    How do you win Airman of the Year? Some may say, "with hard work and determination, you fill the squares." Others would argue, "you become a winner, not because of what you've done, but because of all the people who've helped you along the way." Senior Airman Antwon Toson won "Airman of the Year"

  • 718th AMXS bags AF-level award

    One of Kadena's units was recently recognized as best in the Air Force. The 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron earned the Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award for effective management of its resources and its contributions to the mission. "What this award means to us is we've successfully

  • 13th Air Force hosts inaugural telelconfernce to improve Pacific medical care

    Thirteenth Air Force hosted the inaugural Aeromedical Evacuation Quality System-Wide Teleconference here April 9 for more than 30 military members and civilians to improve aeromedical evacuations for patients throughout the Pacific. It was the first teleconference of its kind to be hosted in U.S.

  • Graffiti the right way

    A crew chief from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit was seen graffitiing the skate park here April 3. Staff Sgt. Art Delafuente has been doing graffiti since he was 14 years old. This past winter Sergeant Delafuente was painting graffiti in a friend's garage, located off base, when he heard about