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  • Andersen runway reopens

    After nearly two years of construction aimed at improving mission capability and safety at the "Tip of the Pacific's Strategic Triangle," a new and improved $24 million runway re-opened here Monday. Brig. Gen. Doug Owens, 36th Wing commander, flew the first F-16 sortie over the waiting crowd as the

  • Wolf Pack Warrior Mourned

    The Wolf Pack mourns its first Wolf, Brig. Gen. Robin "Wolf" Olds who passed June 14 from congested heart failure. This triple ace fighter pilot who shot down 16 enemy aircraft during World War II and Vietnam will be remembered for a variety of heroic acts, his true leadership and being the founder

  • Marijuana nets Airman bad conduct discharge

    An Airman here was recently sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, four months confinement and reduction to Airman Basic for using marijuana. In a special court martial June 12 Senior Airman Dale D. Hayes Jr., 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, pleaded guilty to one specification of using marijuana and

  • F-2 makes live bomb debut during exercise

    "Hands-on" took on real meaning for members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force as F-2 support fighter pilots dropped the first live weapons from the fighter here June 13 as part of Exercise Cope North. As there is no live range in Japan, the F-2 pilots used this opportunity to practice with live

  • Red Flag-Alaska 07-2 wraps up

    The second Red Flag-Alaska exercise of the year ended Friday after two weeks of intense, air-combat training over Alaska's mountain ranges. "I think this was a great exercise," said Col. William Wignall, Air Expeditionary Wing commander for the exercise. "The tactical problems presented by the Red

  • 7AF, ROKAF conclude large scale flying exercise

    The two wings from 7th Air Force and Republic of Korea air wings from across the peninsula participated in a week-long Combined Large Force Exercise (CLFE) that culminated in a 38-aircraft training scenario, focusing on joint Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground tactics in the Eastern Training Complex

  • Twins take top honors at Kadena High School

    It's a major accomplishment and milestone in life to complete 12 years of education and graduate high school. It's an even more extraordinary feat to earn being the senior class valedictorian for the commencement - and almost unheard of when the salutatorian is your sister. Kristin and Lorraine