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  • Japanese and American children enjoy cultural exchange

    Forty Japanese and 35 American fifth graders had a play date Saturday, in hopes of learning a little bit more about each other's culture. The play date was part of the 15th Annual Children's Cultural Exchange. The program first started when Simon Bernard began working at the Shimoda (now Oirase

  • ROKAF and USAF Airmen participate in Buddy Wing Program

    Airmen from the 80th Fighter Squadron and 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit participated in a Buddy Wing Program exercise from Tuesday through Thursday here. The Buddy Wing program is a way for U.S Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force Airmen to develop teamwork, exchange ideas and improve tactics.

  • Air defense batallion marks anniversary, explains role

    A year has passed since 1/1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion Soldiers arrived here to provide missile defense for Okinawa in support of the US-Japan bilateral security treaty. The 1/1 ADA and the 18th Wing stand ready to provide stability in the western Pacific by combining missile defense and air

  • Reservists deploy to set up EMEDS at Kunsan

    Reservists from various units within the 10th Air Force deployed to Kunsan this week to build up an Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) + 25 Theater Hospital facility. More than 60 Reservists arrived here from the 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz. along with other personnel from 10th and 4th Air

  • Aussies train to save lives on the C-17

    A team of sixteen medical professionals met for aero medical evacuation operations training here this week. Five Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan showed eleven members of the Royal Australian Air Force's Health Services Wing how the American Air Force