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  • One of the top personnel officers 'Spreads the Word'

    The Air Force Personnel Center sent a team of experts here Oct. 8, launching a global Spread the Word campaign to educate Airmen about new and changing personnel and deployment programs. As part of the two-day long Spread the Word visit, Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain, AFPC commander, visited with U.S.

  • New commander takes charge of Mustang Stampede

    It was a homecoming of sorts when the new commander of the 51st Fighter Wing took the stage Oct. 15. Col. Thomas Deale, who previously served at Osan in a variety of roles from October of 2001 to June of 2004, took command of the 51st Fighter Wing from Col. Jon Norman during a ceremony in the 5th

  • 33rd RQS returns from Afghanistan

    Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron's B-flight recently returned home from a four-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan supporting U.S. and coalition operations against the Taliban. The rough terrain of Afghanistan can be very challenging for HH- 60 Pavehawk pilots, but it becomes even

  • Kadena, Japanese responders team up for rescue exercise

    The 18th Wing and a host of Japanese agencies joined forces Oct. 8 to practice emergency response procedures during an annual field exercise. The exercise tested the ability of the base, the Japan Coast Guard and other off-base agencies to respond to a simulated F-15E crash in the waters off the

  • PJs recall recent rescue mission

    If jumping out of a perfectly good airplane into the middle of the Pacific Ocean in the middle of the night to help out complete strangers isn't your idea of a rush, then maybe a career as a pararescueman isn't for you. That's exactly what a team of PJs from the 31st Rescue Squadron and the 320th