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  • AFN captures stealth bomber operations

    An Armed Forces News broadcast journalist was here Oct. 22-26 to capture the efforts of Andersen's Airmen on videotape. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Restivo spent the week here and was given a chance to get up close and personal to America's most advanced bomber, the B-2 Spirit. "You really can't

  • Kunsan strives for smarter ways to execute with less

    Doing things smarter is something the 8th Fighter Wing is striving for, especially with the entire Air Force having to now accomplish the mission with less. With every commander's call and opportunity senior leadership has had to speak with the Airmen here, they are taking to heart Air Force Smart

  • 35th Fighter Wing exercises war fighting skills

    Hundreds of members from the 35th Fighter Wing donned their gear and tested their survival skills during the combat evaluation readiness exercise held here Oct. 23-25. The CERE is designed to test a wing's ability to survive and operate in a wartime environment while in their forward deployed

  • 25th Air Operation Support Squadron trains at Pohakuloa Training Area

    Tactical air controllers from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron practiced and honed their skills calling in air strikes for B-2 Spirit stealth bombers during a week long training session as part of Exercise Koa Lightning. As battlefield Airmen, tactical air control party members, or TAC-Ps,

  • AEF cycles to extend to six-month deployments

    With the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan having such high demands on combat support capability, some Air Force career fields have had to extend their rotations from the traditional 120-days, 20-month battle rhythm to 179-days to support the Global War on Terrorism. Specifically, some of the

  • Kunsan 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.

  • Airmen practice water rescue

    Part of participating in a local operational readiness exercise is practicing skills and tactics that many hope they never have to use. Such was the case when a water survival and rescue exercise was conducted off the coast of Okinawa Oct. 24 here as part of LORE Beverly High 08-1. In the scenario a

  • Wing executes first LORE of fiscal year

    More than 5,000 Airmen here had the opportunity to sharpen their warfighting skills as the 18th Wing kicked-off its first local operational readiness exercise of the fiscal year Monday. The weeklong Beverly High 08-1 LORE tested the wing's ability to respond to higher headquarters directives to