AF Reserve medics train at Kunsan

More than 50 medics from three Air Force Reserve units are testing their wartime medical support capabilities alongside Wolf Pack personnel as part of an annual overseas two-week tour here, Oct. 18 - Nov.1. The reserve units, traveling from as far as Niagara Air Reserve Station, N.Y., are conducting

U.S., Korean fire fighters train together

Urunao restoration project finishes first phase, begins second

The 36th Civil Engineer Squadron's environmental flight and Shaw Environmental, Inc. have been working feverishly since the first phase began in September 2006 to reinvigorate the scenic beauty of Guam. They have recently reached the hump, as Site 1 is 100 percent complete and work has begun to

U.S. forces participate in Hong Kong exercise

Search and rescue units from the U.S. Coast Guard District 14 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons in Anchorage arrived here last week to work with SAR teams from Hong Kong's Government Flying Service. As a work-up to this week's scheduled

Team Andersen Fire and Emergency Services hone their abilities

Firefighters must be able to think clearly, critically and solve problems quickly under extreme stressful situations. That is why Andersen Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight conducted live fire drills here Oct. 24 through 27 to keep their skills sharp and

Misawa's top defender passes away

Maj. Scott Sanford, 37, died Friday at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii after battling cancer for more than 90 days. He was the commander of the 35th Security Forces Squadron from June 2007 until July 2008. He joined the service in 1988 as an enlisted policeman and was commissioned in

RHS Airmen extend enlistment underwater

With more than 20 years of military service, Master Sgt. Chad Craig is well-versed with the reenlistment ceremony. However, during his final reenlistment ceremony Oct. 23, he found himself struggling to catch his breath and frequently needing to pull oxygen from his tank. Even more distracting were

U.S., Japan partner to improve air operations

Officers from the Japan Air Self Defense Force concluded five days of training and cross talks hereOct. 24 with members of the 13th Air Force in order to improve combat operations center capabilities. Officers from the 613th Air and Space Operations Center assisted four JASDF delegates, representing

Bombers head north to RED FLAG-Alaska

B-52 Stratofortress aircrews operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, tested their ability to defend against air threats during the recent Red Flag-Alaska 09-1 exercise, which wrapped up flying operations over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex here Oct. 17. The realistic 10-day exercise

Osan pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in a ceremony here Oct. 17 for extraordinary achievement while participating in a nighttime combat search and rescue mission over Afghanistan in the summer of 2007. Maj. Daniel Clayton, 51st Operations Group chief of