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  • Tuck takes command of 15th Airlift Wing

    Col. Giovanni K. Tuck took command of the 15th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony today at the Freedom Tower Mall. With the passing of the 15th Airlift Wing flag, Hickam's top leadership responsibilities were transferred from Col. JJ Torres to Colonel Tuck. "To be selected as a wing

  • Saving lives, money

    Kadena Air Base is now home to a rescue technician course designed to help Pacific region firefighters save lives and at the same time, save the Air Force dollars. The three week course is offered by Detachment 1, 554th Red Horse Squadron, who teaches firefighters how to manage personnel and

  • Firefighters receive specialized training

    From burning buildings to the old cat in a tree, firefighters put themselves in compromising situations everyday. Saving life and limb becomes almost second nature for Misawa Air Base firemen whose average workweek is between 72 and 96 hours long. But not all of those hours have to do with fighting

  • ROKAF, USAF join forces for Max Thunder exercise

    Airmen and aircraft from units across Pacific Air Forces descended on Kunsan Air Base to participate in exercise Max Thunder here June 16 to 20. Hosted at Kunsan Air Base, Max Thunder is a bilateral training exercise intended to increase interoperability between the Republic of Korea and the United

  • Real scenarios, props test reactions during exercise

    Explosions rumble through Misawa Air Base killing and injuring several military members on May 28. While planting his first bomb on base, the terrorist accidentally killed himself in the process. A second bomb intended to kill as many first responders as possible sits 40 feet away, armed and ready

  • AMC stage crews get Airmen to the fight quickly

    A C-17 Globemaster III from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, landed here June 17, delivering 23 Airmen and 41,000 pounds of equipment in support of the global war on terror. The Pacific Air Forces jet had traveled more than 7,200 miles in 21 hours of flight, stopping at McChord Air Force Base, Wash.,

  • 96th EBS showcase maritime skills

    The B-52s assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron dropped 162 inert MK-62 sea mines 80 miles south of Guam this week wrapping up their training missions and a four month Air Expeditionary Force rotation to Andersen AFB. Training with the non-explosive munitions prepares the B-52