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  • 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

  • Wolf Pack receives special delivery from Texas

    Wolf Pack members woke up Christmas morning to a special delivery from residents of Lubbock, Texas. The Texas panhandle community sent every Airman and Soldier assigned to the base a small stocking with card of gratitude. For Staff Sgt. Tiwanda Wilson, 8th Operations Group assistant non-commissioned