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  • Airmen simplify with AFSO 21

    Air Force Smart Operations of the 21st Century is enabling some Kadena Airmen to spend more time with family rather than extra hours on the job. The intent of AFSO 21 is to improve operations by simplifying processes, some of which may be already be in place. Additionally, it aims to generate

  • C-17 arrives in New Zealand

    A C-17 Globemaster III crew of 14 from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived March 18 at Royal New Zealand Air Force, Whenuapai Air Base for the 2009 Whenuapai Air Show.This is the first time since 1981 that a U. S. asset will be participating in the yearly event, which began March 21, said U.

  • Maintainers better Guam, selves, through community service

    Airmen from the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, have been spending their time bettering the local community of Guam through various volunteer efforts. Since their arrival in January in support of the F-22 Raptor Theater Security

  • A thirty-year roundtrip to Thailand

    The drive from Nong Pai Lom, Thailand, to the Ban Pong Dang Namcha Samakkhi School only takes about 30 minutes, but it took Master Sgt. Siamrad Maher more than 30 years to make the trip, completing the journey March 17. Born in Nong Pai Lom, Siamrad Maher would likely have grown up to be a farmer,

  • 13th EBS completes first Polar Lightning exercise

    13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Airmen deployed here recently completed the first Polar Lightning exercise of their deployment. Four B-2 Spirits and Airmen from the 13th EBS are deployed here from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., as part of a regularly scheduled Air Expeditionary Force rotation of

  • National Guard augments Misawa maintenance

    In late February, maintenance Airmen from the Air National Guard left the United States for a unique mission here. Their task: to help the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, faced with manning shortages, recover and maintain F-16 Fighting Falcons returning from Joint Base Balad, Iraq. "Because the