Vietnamese, Indonesian officials visit Andersen for information exchange

Members of the 736th Security Forces Squadron hosted Vietnamese and Indonesian officials for the Subject Matter Expert Exchange held here May 17-19. Col. Tran Van Thuan and Mr. Cu Huy Cuong from Vietnam and Maj. Agung Satya Wibowo and Capt. Tatiet Rodadi from Indonesia visited several sites around

Pacific Air Forces mourns loss of Airman

Airmen here are mourning the loss of a Pacific Air Forces lieutenant killed in action on Wednesday during Operation Enduring Freedom. First Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte, 25, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations officer assigned to the 613th Air and Space Operations Center, died May

101 Critical Days of Summer to kick off

Pacific Air Forces safety officials are striving for a third consecutive year without a fatality during this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign. The campaign kicks off May 22 and runs through Sept. 8. This year's theme is "Play To Live, Live To Play." "The role of commanders, supervisors

Deployed RED HORSE units contribute to build-up of Northwest Field

In a continuing effort to upgrade Northwest Field, deployed Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Airmen are constructing three 5,000 square foot facilities to house equipment and prevent it from weather corrosion. The k-spans measure 20 feet tall, 63 feet

Kadena starts summer off right with Motorcycle Safety Day

Kadena's motorcycle enthusiasts got a head start on the "101 Critical Days of Summer" with Motorcycle Safety Day May 18. The safety day was held to highlight safe riding practices and bring awareness of the growing concern for motorcycle safety in the Air Force not only to the riders, but to

Joint EOD team clears bombing range

Once a year, 10,000 acres of land on the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex Yukon training area must be cleared of old ordnance and munitions. If this task is not accomplished, any old unexploded ordnance and munitions on the range could cause a sympathetic detonation creating an unsafe environment

Combat Air Forces restructuring plan announced

Pacific Air Forces will be accelerating the retirement of more than 40 aircraft as part of the service' s Combat Air Forces restructuring plan announced this week. The plan calls for moving up the retirement of many of the Air Force's oldest fighters, to include the F-15 Eagles assigned to Elmendorf

Eielson Airmen test their readiness

First solar-powered hydrogen plant in AF complete on Hickam

A $1.1 million solar array project to power the base hydrogen production and fueling station was completed here May 8, marking a "first" for both the Air Force and the state of Hawaii. After about six weeks of installation, 810 solar modules can now produce 146 kilowatts of energy per hour -

Accept follow-on forces

Editor's note: This is the second part in a three part series highlighting the 8th Fighter Wing mission, and what it takes of the men and women of the Wolf Pack to successfully complete that mission. The heart of the 8th Fighter Wing's very unique mission statement is to "Accept follow-on forces."