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  • Raptors return to the Pacific

    Six F-22 Raptors arrived at Kadena Air Base today as part of a three-month deployment in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. To see video of the arrival, click here.The planes landed around 4 p.m. under partly cloudy skies after a 10-hour flight from Hickam

  • Kadena maintainers welcomed warmly home

    A group of maintainers from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned to Kadena Air Base from a 120-day deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 7. Working night and day at Bagram Air Base to save lives and support U.S. and coalition forces, the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers kept three

  • Airmen look to strengthen morale during Wingman Day

    Airmen at Yokota will be participating in Wingman Day, an annual event that focuses on the morale and welfare of a unit, Jan. 9. "Wingman day offers a pause in the day-to-day mission focus of Airmen in order to solidify relationships, get to know peers, troubleshoot unit problems and lay a road map

  • Reserve unit takes over Pacific Refueling Operations

    More than 100 Airmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers from the 434th Air Refueling Wing arrived on Guam to take over Pacific refueling operations from the 171st Air Refueling Wing Dec. 31. Deployed here from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., to support the continuous bomber presence and theater security

  • Hawaii's Air Guard feeds underprivileged

    Amidst the thunder,  lightning and an island wide power outage, the Hawaii Air National Guard and the 15th Airlift Wing prepared a ray of sunshine for Honolulu's less fortunate here Dec. 27. On the day before, Team Hickam's 15th Services Squadron began cooking 40 turkeys and 140 hams that were

  • Eielson Airmen research alternative energy resources

    Air Force Technical Applications Center Airmen operating at 12 remote locations throughout Alaska are pursuing alternate means for energy. The Airmen of Det. 460, a tenant unit at Eielson Air Force Base, operate in units powered by propane, but now solar power may become a reality even though there

  • "Cart-Starts" make a quick launch for B-52s

    Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have recently been showcasing the B-52 Stratofortress's ability to respond to threats at a moment's notice. Throughout the month of December, the Minot based Airmen have been launching aircraft by a method known as cartridge

  • Airmen deployed to Guam spread Christmas cheer

    Airmen assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here volunteered their time off on Christmas Eve, helping the local Salvation Army prepare care packages for distribution to local families on Christmas Day. "Basically, what we are doing here is taking big piles of food that were

  • Holidays spirit brightens Kadena's kennels

    Sharing the holiday spirit with some of the base's four-legged residents, the Kadena Officer's Spouses Club donated more than 80 bags and containers of pet food and various other items to Karing Kennels Dec. 11. "We are extremely grateful for their donation," said Audrey Armstrong, Karing Kennels