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  • Military working dog teams conduct joint training

    Securing the harness around his partner, Staff Sgt. Ryan Veith gives a reassuring look into his partner's eyes followed by a quick scratch behind the ear. Sergeant Vieth's partner is visibly nervous and the deafening roar overhead isn't helping matters. As the helicopter hovers in place above them,

  • Airmen help provide medical care in Nauru

    A U.S. Pacific Command team of Soldiers and Airmen deployed to the small island of Nauru in the south Pacific to provide medical assistance to patients and training to caregivers. The team will spend a week seeing patients, meeting with local officials, and sharing knowledge with the island's

  • Complex CSAR training at Red Flag-Alaska

    A combat, search and rescue team saved two aircrew members who were downed in hostile territory as part of a complex, multinational training scenario July 19 at Red Flag-Alaska, an air combat exercise over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Red Flag-Alaska includes sophisticated CSAR training to

  • AFSOC vice commander praises Kadena group

    The Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander shared his views on today's special operations efforts and the dedication of today's Airmen during a recent visit to Kadena. Maj. Gen. Donald C. Wurster has been AFSOC's vice commander since February 2006 and will soon step up to the

  • Security forces on bike patrol

    For 15th Security Force Squadron Senior Airmen Brandon Popa and Charles Lopez, stopping by the armory with the rest of the patrol team isn't enough. After strapping on their Berretta nine-millimeters, the two Airmen, decked out in gear that would make Johnny Cash proud, have one more stop to make: