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  • 644th CBCS conducts Dragon Thunder exercise

    Under a sea of camouflage netting in tents filled with towers of electronic equipment, Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron sharpened their expeditionary skills during "Dragon Thunder," a field training exercise set in the fictional location, "Guamania," Nov. 17-21 here. The 644th

  • COMPACAF shares holiday message with Airmen

    As the holiday season brings 2008 to a close, I offer my sincere thanks to our entire Pacific Air Forces team--military, civilians and family members--who make this command a cornerstone of our nation's security in the Pacific. It's been a challenging year in PACAF and for our Air Force as we've

  • Life-saving Airman, patient meet for first time

    A local Korean woman and the Wolf Pack Airman whose blood donation saved her life, met for the first time when she visited Kunsan Air Base Nov. 21. Airman Tamarias Pope, 8th Security Forces Squadron, met up with 22-year-old You Jin Pak, allowing the 19-year-old Airman to put a face to the person his

  • Gunsan officials award honorary citizenship to 7th AF Commander

    More than 60 employees opened their doors to deliver a lively ovation and welcome to the city of Gunsan's newest honorary citizen, Nov. 17. Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood, 7th Air Force commander, traveled to Gunsan City to receive the honorary citizenship presentation from Gunsan City Mayor Dong Shin, Moon.

  • Guardsmen contribute to Global Deterrence

    Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen are playing an active role in supporting the Global Deterrence mission here since their arrival Oct. 27. Airmen deployed from the 171st Air Refueling Wing and their KC-135 Stratotankers are here supporting Andersen's global deterrence mission by

  • Virtual Flag provides joint combat training

    More than 300 joint service members spanning across 20 worldwide locations participated in the Virtual Flag exercise Nov. 3-7. Virtual Flag is a large combat employment exercise conducted in a virtual battlespace. It is designed to provide operational and tactical warfighter training in a combat

  • Be a quitter! The HAWC can help

    Tobacco users finding the trials of quitting their habits overbearing can find support and guidance from the Health and Wellness Center's tobacco cessation class in time for the nation's Great American Smoke Out Nov. 20. Whether it's for better health, being a role model or a myriad of other good

  • Yokota celebrates Veterans Day with two ceremonies

    The base honored U.S. veterans Nov.11 with two ceremonies, one sponsored by the Yokota chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the other by American Legion Post 2222. "Veterans day is a national holiday where the base and nation takes time to commemorate the 3.5-million veterans and to honor

  • 82nd RS soars through LSET

    The Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team from Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va., visited Kadena Air Base to inspect the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron maintenance organizations Nov. 3 through 7. The inspection is conducted once every two years, and evaluators look