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  • Gunsan leaders gain insight on 7th Air Force mission

    Civic leaders from Gunsan City received a firsthand look yesterday at how the United States and Republic of Korea Air Forces are working together to maintain peace and stability in the region. The 8th Fighter Wing hosted 15 leaders from the local community including Gunsan City Mayor Dong Shin Moon

  • Team Osan assists in oil spill clean up

    More than 90 members of Team Osan joined the clean-up effort in Taean, Republic of Korea, Jan. 3 after the country's worst oil spill in history. An estimated 10,500 tons of crude oil leaked out of an oil tanker after colliding with a floating barge Dec. 7. Gen. B.B. Bell, commander of U.S. Forces

  • 354th MXS/AGE flight implements AFSO21, excels in performance

    The Air Force has been going through a continuous transition of change to include force shaping, process reengineering and expeditionary transformation for almost two decades. In the process of evolving into a more agile and lethal force, Airmen still need to support any mission anywhere in the

  • Airman, Soldiers aid local beach in oil spill clean-up

    The smell of crude oil was still evident early Friday morning as 45 Airmen and Soldiers from the base joined more than 150 workers and other volunteers as they started another day of beach clean-up after the nation's worst oil spill that occurred almost one month ago at Mallipo Beach. According to

  • Emergency airdrop rescues stranded ship

      Teamwork, flexibility, and airpower delivered critical repair parts to a stranded British fishing vessel, the Argos Georgia, and its 25-person crew Jan. 4. The vessel had lost all main power and been frozen in the ice flow off the Ross Ice Shelf since Christmas Eve (New Zealand time).   

  • Suicide Awareness: A first sergeant's perspective

    The holiday season can be a time for many people to feel depressed and lonely, which can lead to suicide or a suicide attempt. However, according to one Kunsan first sergeant, it can be avoided. Senior Master Sgt. Michael Edwards, first sergeant for the 8th Maintenance Squadron has been stationed

  • Blue team prepares Kadena for cyber war

    Intruders from cyberspace are trying to hack into the Kadena Air Base network and steal information from unsuspecting e-mail users. They are not hackers, though they pretend to be to gain access to information they need to cripple the mission here. Fortunately, they are not a real threat but a group

  • Aircraft retasked mid-mission for first time

    The 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed here with their B-2 Spirit stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., made history Dec. 18 when one jet in a two ship formation was diverted to another tasking during a global power sortie originally destined to Alaska. The global power