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  • 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

  • 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

  • Shoguns hone skills at ECST

    Nearly 50 Kadena Airmen pushed themselves mentally and physically during a three-day Expeditionary Combat Skills Training course here July 31 - Aug. 2. The purpose of the training was to prepare Kadena's Airmen to be combat-ready when deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Horn of Africa. The course

  • Bergeson to become 3rd WG/CC

    Col. Thomas W. Bergeson will assume command of the 3rd Wing here Aug. 18. Colonel Bergeson was recently deployed as the Chief of Aviation Division of Multi-National Forces Iraq from May 2007-May 2008. Col. Richard Walberg became the 3rd Wing commander after the death of Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley

  • President Bush visits Eielson AFB

    President George W. Bush visited Eielson Air Force Base Aug. 4 to address base Airmen and the Soldiers of Fort Wainwright. His visit to Alaska was the first stop in an eight-day tour to Asia as the president meets foreign heads of state and will be on hand for the opening ceremonies at the Olympic