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  • U.S., Japanese forces join together for bilateral exchange

    Bilateral exchanges help enhance American and Japanese relations by strengthening the bond of fellowship and camaraderie. Such an exchange took place recently between members of the Misawa Japan Air Self Defense Force and U.S. Air Force members assigned to Misawa Air Base. "We've had bilateral

  • 18th Wing Comptroller named tops in DoD

    When it comes to dollars and cents, there are few better than Lt. Col. Stephen Kennedy, commander of Kadena's 18th Comptroller Squadron. Colonel Kennedy was recently named one of four comptrollers of the year in the Department of Defense by the American Society of Military Comptrollers. The honor

  • FTAC lends a hand for 'humanity'

    People need four things to survive in Alaska: food, water, clothing and shelter. Ten members of the First Term Airman Center volunteered to help provide one of these basic needs for under-privileged families. The FTAC NCO in-charge, the flight leader and eight students devoted 80 hours of off-duty

  • Arctic Warrior awarded DOD munitions honor

    The Department of Defense recently recognized an Airman here for significant contributions to the sustainment, beddown, and/or operational capability of AIM-9X for the 3rd Wing. Staff Sgt. Wayne Zuiderhof, 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, was selected as the 2007 AIM-9X Cutting Edge Award winner

  • New experimental equipment enhances Airmen capabilities

    It's not uncommon for a Tactical Air Control Party Airmen, navigating through miles of rugged terrain, to carry close to a hundred pounds of equipment in order to call in an air strike. In fact, it is their mission to advise Army commanders about that capability and use of air power to enhance

  • Airmen prepared to give more

    Airmen aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules made history when they made the delivery of United States humanitarian relief supplies to the storm-ravaged country of Burma May 12. Cyclone Nargis tore through Burma's southern region May 2, reportedly killing more than 30,000 people. "Hundreds of

  • Kunsan hosts peninsula-wide weapons load competition

    The 8th Fighter Wing hosted a peninsula-wide weapons load competition May 10. A total of four teams competed in the event. The teams competing were from the 35th and 80th Aircraft Maintenance Units here, the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Osan, Air Base and the Republic of Korea Air Force's 38th

  • 1st pilot in 18th AGRS marks 2,000-hour milestone

    The 18th Aggressor Squadron's first pilot to reach a career hallmark flew his 2,000 hour in the F-16 May 7. "Two-thousand hours in the F-16 was an important goal for me," said Maj. Gene Cassingham. "I've been blessed to stay in the cockpit since 1995." Major Cassingham is now the fifth pilot on

  • Aggressors support Northern Edge air operations

    "We are the bad guys. We are the 'Aggressors'," said Tech. Sgt. Gary Pursley, flightline expeditor, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit of the 18th Aggressor Squadron. Sergeant Pursley along with the rest of the Airmen in the 18th AMU play an important role in Northern Edge 2008, an annual joint-training