Sept. 14, 2006 Andersen team prepares Wake Island for aircraft After Super Typhoon Ioke's 165 mph winds, driving storm surge and waves devastated Wake Island on August 31 the 36th Contingency Response Group from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam was the initial assessment team sent in. "Prior to the storm the experts where all saying there would be no runway left
Sept. 13, 2006 Score one for the good guys They say good guys finish last, but at least 134 recently deployed Elmendorf members heartily disagreed, and put their belief on paper last week to do right by one of their best. Capt. Matthew Hummel of the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron wrapped up his Guam deployment on the receiving end of a
Sept. 13, 2006 PACAF leadership visits base, talks with Airmen Airmen across Yokota Air Base had the opportunity to meet Pacific Air Forces leadership during an all-call Wednesday at the base theater. General Paul V. Hester serves as the PACAF commander and U.S. Pacific Command Air Component Commander. He was joined by Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop, the new
Sept. 12, 2006 COMPACAF honors Legion of Merit recipient Former Chief of Air Force, Major General Lim Kim Choon, was presented Sept. 10 with the United States' Legion of Merit . The award was conferred by the Commander of the Pacific Air Force, General Paul Hester, during his visit to Singapore. The Legion of Merit award recognizes General Lim's efforts
Sept. 12, 2006 Fifth CMSAF visits Airmen: Chief Gaylor puts Air Force evolution into perspective Evolution and progression have been Air Force standards since its creation almost 60 years ago. But a voice from the past recently reminded Eielson Airman that the fundamentals of the Air Force success are the same now as they were then. Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Robert Gaylor, the fifth Chief Master
Sept. 11, 2006 Internship promotes international relationship A highly competitive and unique program in its infancy here builds bridges between nations, develops professional relationships and improves international health care. The medical summer internship program between Japan and Misawa Air Base began nearly five years ago, said Paul Sayles, 35th Medical
Sept. 11, 2006 ANDERSEN MEMBERS RETURN FROM USNS MERCY HUMANITARIAN MISSION Members from the 36th Medical Group, from the 36th Wing and the U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam returned Sunday following a 72-day humanitarian-and-civic-assistance deployment on the USNS Mercy. While embarked on USNS Mercy, service members and
Sept. 8, 2006 Combined forces at ALS benefits students Japanese and U.S. military forces train together all the time. The two countries' firefighters, security forces, pilots and maintenance personnel have many opportunities to interact and learn from each other. More and more, that bilateral relationship is carrying over to the military education
Sept. 8, 2006 Pacific nations enhance airpower cooperation Forty-nine participates from 19 nations met in Jakarta during the Pacific Rim (PACRIM) Airpower Symposium Sept. 4-8. The symposium endeavored to build and enhance cooperation among the air forces of Pacific nations. Co-hosted by the Indonesian Air Force and U.S. Pacific Air Forces' Kenney
Sept. 6, 2006 Yokota Airmen deploy; GWOT support continues Every Airman knows that their mission is to protect the people of the United States and to defend the freedoms by which the country was founded upon. Keeping true to these beliefs approximately 70 Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing here set out on a 120-day deployment Monday in support of Operations