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  • Osan Airmen participate in local Arbor Day

    Nearly 200 Koreans and Americans rolled up their sleeves together Thursday, put on gloves, grabbed shovels and dug their way into re-populating the mountainside of Jisan-dong, Songtan, with the traditional planting of plum trees. The trees were planted in commemoration of the annual Arbor Day

  • F-16 gets arrested

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon tested its emergency arresting system March 25 here. The test is used annually to ensure the arresting system, which is used to assist a fighter aircraft stop in an emergency situation, functions properly. The system stops aircraft that may have problems with hydraulics,

  • Helicopter pilots give air refueling training to JASDF

    A team of HH-60G Pave Hawk pilots here provided a three-day intensive course on air refueling to Japanese Self Defense Forces helicopter rescue pilots.The training, given by pilots from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, was the first hands-on helicopter air refueling training the JASDF have ever received.

  • U.S., Indian air forces discuss partnership efforts

    Senior air force officials from India and the United States met here March 25-29 to discuss operational concepts and to chart the way ahead for future training exchanges and exercises. This year's executive steering group meeting, which was co-chaired by Lt. Gen. Chip Utterback, 13th Air Force

  • Andersen gives up-close view of F-22, B-2

    More than 400 military spouses, Department of Defense employees, Guam civic leaders and local community members received a first-hand look at two F-22A Raptors, a B-2 Spirit and a KC-135 Stratotanker on display at Hangar 1 here March 28. Crewmembers from each aircraft answered questions from the

  • Red Flag-Alaska begins 2009 season

    Approximately 1,400 U.S. and foreign participants will be arriving at Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force bases beginning April 13 to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 09-2, scheduled for April 16 to May 1. Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.

  • SFS conducts first-ever training with Japanese police

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron conducted its first-ever joint response training exercise March 26 with members of the Japanese National Police-Fussa Division. Fussa officials came up with idea of a joint unexploded ordnance response and investigation exercise to educate new police leaders and