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  • PACOM senior enlisted leader visits Alaska

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for a three day immersion tour Oct. 19 to 21, 2016.

  • Air Force NCOs recount surviving IED, saving each other's lives

    A couple of milliseconds. That’s how much time Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Wiedmer, lead vehicle commander, and his driver, then-Airman 1st Class Daniel Clark, had to react and get their convoy out of the killzone after an improvised explosive device detonated underneath them.

  • PACAF command chief says 'Aloha' to Airmen

    Change is in the air at Pacific Air Forces as Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. “Buddy” Hutchison, PACAF command chief, is preparing to say “aloha” to PACAF and “hello” to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, where he will lead the

  • Yokota displays airlift capabilities

    Airmen assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron (AS) demonstrated their airlift capabilities at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016, during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival.Yokota welcomed over 135,000 visitors for the event.

  • PACAF civil engineers improve airfield repair skills

    Civil Engineer Squadrons from Kadena, Yokota and Misawa Air Bases teamed up here with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center to conduct training for the new Rapid Airfield Damage Repair technique Sept. 12 through 15.

  • Valiant Shield 2016 enhances joint training

    Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Combat Logistics Company 36 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan,

  • President Obama travels to Hawaii

    President Barack Obama arrived on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2016. Obama was in Hawaii to speak at the Pacific Island Conference of Leaders and the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress.

  • Yokota storm recovery, team effort

    Yokota personnel continue to recover since the onset of Tropical Storm Mindulle, which struck Yokota Aug. 22, leaving nearly 10 inches of rain behind and whipping the installation with 35-mph winds for hours.