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  • Cope Tiger wraps up in Thailand

    Exercise Cope Tiger 2008 came to an end with a closing ceremony here Feb. 5.About 800 U.S. forces participated here and at Udon Royal Thai Air Base in the 13th annual multilateral exercise involving the Royal Thai Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Marine

  • 5th AF commander takes to the skies one last time

    After flying with the U.S. Air Force for 33 years, the 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan commander, flew the F-16 for a final time Feb. 6, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright flew in a four-ship formation with wing leadership, while the 35th Fighter Wing stood in formation along the

  • Pacific Lifeline: PACAF validates humanitarian relief concept

    "Pacific Air Forces is mission ready." That is the consensus reached by leaders following two weeks of instruction and practical application as part of Pacific Lifeline 2008, which ceases field training exercises Feb. 7.A total force exercise staged from three locations within the Hawaiian Islands,

  • 13th FS participates in Eglin air-to-ground WSEP

    The13th Fighter Squadron "Panthers" roared into Florida last week to participate in two 53d Wing Weapon System Evaluation Programs commonly known as Combat Archer and Combat Hammer. The 13th FS from Misawa Air Base, Japan, was the first F-16 group to ever complete back-to-back WSEPs held

  • Contingency medical team one-stop shop for wounded

    This different mix of functions acts as care providers, travel agents, hospital logisticians and mental health providers. Simply put, in a deployed location, it is a one-stop place for wounded military to leave the combat zone. The Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility is a grueling, manual labor

  • Deployed AWACS aircrew overcome unique challenge

    E-3 Sentry aircrew members deployed here in support of Exercise Cope Tiger 2008 performed a quick turnaround and still completed a mission on time Feb. 3.A rare challenge, the E-3 was flying a mission during the exercise's Large Force Employment (LFE) when the KC-135 of the 909th Air Refueling

  • Cadre at Pacific Lifeline teach HUMRO concept

    The Republic of Moku is a fictitious Pacific island chain, but during exercise Pacific Lifeline it is home to real-world training as more than 90 medical Airmen assigned to Pacific Air Forces practice how to deploy and provide critical services following a natural disaster.Assisting them is a