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  • Misawa AB teams with city to clean port, beach

    Earth Day was flooded with volunteers during the 11th Annual Misawa Port and Beach clean-up on April 12. "The port clean-up is the biggest Earth Day event of the year," said Ayako Suaikoshi, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron administrative specialist. "We want to keep people aware of Earth Day." Run by

  • Airmen warned against social networking dangers

    As the Air Force conducts the war on terror through air, space and cyber-space, Airmen have the ability to shape the events of the information war from the comfort of their very own home--for good or bad. Social networking sites provide a good opportunity for military members to share information

  • Rescue mission skills honed at Red Flag

    The 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons will get a unique training experience April 7-18 as they work alongside other services and allied forces from around the world at an Alaskan exercise. Red Flag at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, allows aircrews to train and integrate with air forces from other

  • RF-A pilots engage in realistic-combat scenarios

    Aerial dog-fights between 10 or more jets and dodging simulated missiles may sound like a boss-level of a video game, but it's really the daunting experience of a combat pilot during the RED FLAG-Alaska 08-2 training here at Eielson Air Force Base. "It's like a big helmet fire," said 1st Lt. Derick

  • RAAF logistics crew provides support for F-18 Hornets

    She'd much rather be sunning herself on a beach Down Under--but for now, she's wrapped in layers of cold-weather gear on a forklift out delivering parts to the F/A-18 Hornet crews for routine maintenance. Leading Aircraftwoman Trish Entwistle, Number 75 Squadron of the Royal Australian air force is

  • Airmen leave Land of Rising Sun for Midnight Sun

    Just as winter came to a close on the island of Japan, more than 150 Airmen touched down on the frozen flight line of Eielson Air Force base to take part in this year's RED FLAG 08-2 training exercise in April. Members from the 14th Fighter Squadron, along with various support personnel, deployed

  • Intel flight tailors mission to support RF-A

    The 354th Operations Support Squadron intelligence flight is currently boosting its operations tempo to support RED FLAG-Alaska 08-2. "During the exercises we provide pre- and post-mission briefings," said Staff Sgt. Olivia Montgomery, 354th OSS/IN NCO in charge of training. "This gives us an