374th Security Forces Squadron trains with tasers

Members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron participated in taser training here Aug. 14. Several members of the unit learned how to operate the M26 and X26C tasers and other members participated in live demonstrations of the weapon by volunteering to be shocked. "The X26C shoots out prongs that

Giant voice repair

Navy trains at Eielson

Yokota Airmen participate in the Fussa Tanabata Festival

Military Members from Yokota Air Base, Japan participated in the Fussa City Tanabata Festival here Aug. 8. Airmen and U.S. citizens from Yokota had the opportunity to carry a Mikoshi, a type of portable shrine, from Shinmeisya Shrine to Fussa's City Hall. It is believed that this brings luck to the

Airmen "paint' old dorms

Eielson base housing floods during record rainfall

Earlier this month residents at Eielson AFB experienced the wettest July on record causing more than 80 base homes in Moose Lake and French Creek to flood. The rainfall, averaging 7.3 inches, was caused by thunderstorms in the local area and not only affected Eielson. Flooding along the Salcha and

Post-war Reflections: Long-time employee recalls U.S. support for Okinawan recovery

Friday, Aug. 15 marks the 63rd anniversary of the cessation of hostilities between Japan and the United States at the end of World War II. Shuusen-kinenbi, known in English as "End of War Commemoration Day," is an important milestone in Japanese history and marked a new beginning in

Misawa SERE, JASDF rescue learn life-saving lessons

Ensuring survival in wartime missions is something all military members train for and exercise regularly, and some Japan Air Self-Defense Force mission partners visited here July 22 and 23 to increase their understanding and ability to help Misawa pilots survive if they were shot down over the

Airmen teach English to Korean students

Airmen assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing are currently participating in a series of sessions aimed at teaching basic English skills to local children here through Aug 15. The Kunsan-sponsored English Discussion Camp, held at Jinp'yo Elementary School in neighboring Gunsan City, involves 15 base

Arctic Warrior volunteers for kids' day

More than 50 boys from the Hogar de Ninos Nazareth Orphanage in Comayagua spent a day of fun here Aug. 2 thanks to the good hearts of members of the Joint Task Force-Bravo community. Nearly 60 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen volunteered during the day of fun and activities for the boys aged 6-17 years