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  • Kadena teams with local agencies to eliminate UXO hazard

    Partnering with a host of local government agencies, Kadena Air Base explosive ordnance disposal specialists removed an unexploded World War II-era munition found near Kadena Air Base's Gate 4 around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The munition, a warhead from an American-made High Velocity Aircraft

  • USAF, ROKAF test runway recovery operations

    Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing participated in a combined civil engineer exercise here with Airmen and personnel from the Republic of Korea Air Forces' 38th Fighter Group, Oct. 21. The combined exercise tested both units' ability to provide support to contingecy air operations by conducting

  • Airman, medical response save Korean leukemia patient

    It took less than 24 hours for one Kunsan Airman and several base medical providers to respond to the needs of a 24-year-old Korean leukemia patient; ultimately saving her life. After finishing a 14-hour shift defending the base, Airman Tamarias Pope, 8th Security Forces Squadron, was alerted that

  • Program allows customers to track their vote

    As Election Day nears, many voters may begin to worry whether or not their absentee ballot will make it to its final destination. The Osan Post Office has initiated a new DoD-wide program to help relieve voters' worries. The "Track Your Vote" program gives Team Osan members their option to track

  • Munitions crew chief competes in Armed Forces Games

    A precision guided munitions crew chief assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing recently returned from providing a helping hand to an Air Force team more than 7,000 miles away, Sept. 14-18. Staff Sgt. Kristina Bodley, 8th Maintenance Squadron crew chief journeyed to the Air Force Women's Softball camp held

  • Misawa pilots win turkey shoot competition

    Misawa Airmen shot their way to the top, winning the award for best fighter squadron and wing during a "virtual" air combat exercise flown from simulator cockpits around the globe Sept. 22-26. The Air Combat Command-sponsored Turkey Shoot pitted fighter pilots from throughout the combat air forces

  • 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