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  • Alaska's first F-22 total force deployment successful

    Elmendorf's 3rd Wing and Air Force Reserve Command's 477th Fighter Group here combined for its first F-22A Raptor deployment to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Combat Archer. The successful integration of both reserve and active duty Airmen was showcased Feb. 2 to 17, when approximately eight

  • Misawa Airman to join elite Thunderbirds

    Exceptional dreams require noteworthy pursuits and a Misawa Airman learned firsthand that no matter how long the chase, some dreams are worth following. Being the first in his family to ever serve in the armed forces gave this F-16 crew chief a limited knowledge of what it means to be an Airman in

  • USAF, JASDF servicemembers honored

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force Airmen were honored during a Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association (JAAGA) ceremony Feb. 15. Maj. Michael Birdwell, 35th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight commander, and JASDF Senior Master Sgt. Ryoichi Niwa, 6th Missile Group,

  • Airman puts SABC skills to use

    A staff sergeant from the 35th Operations Support Squadron recently had to rely on his self aid and buddy care skills. He wasn't in a combat zone though; he was right here in Misawa. On his way to the Shimoda Mall one evening last month, Staff Sgt. Mark Moore witnessed a vehicle flip over into a

  • U.S. military participates in Singapore Air Show

    The United States military is participating in the Singapore Air Show which began Feb. 19. A cross-section of aircraft and equipment are on static display to include F-15C, F-16CJ and F/A-18C multi-role fighters, a WC-130J weather reconnaissance aircraft, KC-135 tanker and B-1B bomber. In addition,

  • Andersen fire fighters train like they live

    Three years ago a B-1 Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota landed on the flight line at Andersen with the right main landing gear engulfed in flames. The landing gear on this $231 million aircraft was in serious condition upon landing and by the time the fire was extinguished, the

  • Forecasters, pilots partner for mission success

    An armada of aircraft is one of the elements that makes the 18th Wing the largest combat wing in the Air Force and a provider of unmatched air superiority in the Pacific. But none of those aircraft can get off the ground without knowing about a critical piece of information...the weather. The task

  • Top Japanese airlift commander visits Combined Air and Space Operations

    A top leader from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force visited the Combined Air and Space Operations Center here Feb. 9. Colonel Chiyohiro Akamine, commander of the Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing, met with senior leaders at the operations center to discuss Japan's involvement in coalition