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  • We can do it: Women of maintenance

    Picture someone under the glare of the burning sun on the flightline for up to 12 hours, a patchwork of grease stains covering their coveralls as they climb into the thick underbelly of a B-52 Stratofortress, tools and knowledge in hand, in an attempt to fix whatever issue has gone south inside of

  • Airmen destroy UXOs risen from the desert depths

    Plumes of smoke rose in the sky as Airman from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron used C4 to detonate 13 piles of ordnance here March 26. The ordnance was discovered over a 159 acres area of the base by a six-Airman explosive ordnance disposal team and six augmentees. The team looks for

  • CMSAF visits Kunsan AB

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force spoke with Kunsan Airmen about a variety of Air Force issues here March 24. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley discussed recapitalization, modernization and quality of life for Airmen and their families. He also shared his overall

  • Korean name bestowed upon Lt. Gen. Wood by pro-American Korean group

    One of the greatest gifts we receive in our life is our name; whether given at birth or earned as an Air Force call-sign, our names influence our personality and our destiny. Tonight, the destiny for Seventh Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Wood became more vivid, as a pro-American Korean

  • Women pilots: a weapon to be used

    "This is not a time when women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our ability and every weapon possible. Women pilots, in this particular case, are a weapon waiting to be used," said Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady of the United States. These words, spoken in

  • WWII vets fly on "Spirit of Go For Broke"

    After waiting for more than a year and a half from the christening of the seventh C-17, Globemaster III, added to Hickam's fleet of eight - the men for whom it was named after finally got their ride on the aircraft March 13 here.A group of 40 surviving veterans from the famed, 442nd Regimental