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  • Remembering my part in Operation Pacific Angel 11-02

    During Operation Pacific Angel 11-02 in Timor-Leste this past September, I had the opportunity to get out of the office and go out into the field to practice what I like to call "dirty logistics." Pacific Angel missions are not typical military exercises where there the skies are filled with fighter

  • Putting heads up, downrange

    With his last deployment to an undisclosed location in southwest Asia still fresh in his mind, TSgt. Brian Little, 13th Air Force's Communications and Information directorate senior operations controller, didn't shy away from the opportunity to step back up to the plate for Team Hickam. At the

  • Whether it changes or stays the same -- it's still weather

    Accurately predicting the unpredictable might sound inconceivable, but it's what Air Force weather forecasters do.Be it rain, snow, fog, monsoon, typhoon or clear and sunny -- no matter the conditions -- it's the forecaster's job to protect assets, save lives, keep pilots flying and support the Air

  • PACAF civilian looks back on over 60 years of bringing fuel to the fight

    Mr. Stanley Zaucha, Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants facilities manager here, has more than 60 years of military and civil service with the U.S. Air Force. In the line of duty he has traveled to military installations all over the world, providing thousands of gallons of fuel to aircraft and working

  • Enjoying the exercise, part 3: cyclist rides to raise money

    When Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Johnson first brainstormed "Operation iRide," he didn't think it would be too tough.As an avid biker, he was just taking what he knew - cycling - and throwing out a challenge to his unit: "I'll ride 1,000 miles in one month if you make pledges." The money was to go toward the

  • Enjoying the Exercise, Part 2: Chaplain puts meditation in motion with yoga

    Joining the active-duty military at age 41 wasn't intimidating to Dr. Christine Blice-Baum, a pastor, wife and mother.In 1997, when she decided to accept a direct commission to the Air Force as a military chaplain, she had already been a pastor for more than 12 years after completing her Ph.D and

  • U.S. Air Force-Army-civilian team makes medical history

    Living in Hawaii leads people to use a lot of superlatives. People in Hawaii often say they have "the best weather," "perfect beaches" and the "most amazing waves." More objectively, they can point out that Hawaii is the world's longest island chain, and that Hawaii Volcanoes National Park contains

  • Wounded warriors try "healing through reeling"

    In the morning the waters of the Kenai River lapped against the bow of boats and the sky broke with sunlight as fishermen prepared for the day.The fishing day for Alaska's section of project Healing Waters, an organization that helps veterans wounded physically or mentally, began on

  • Dynamic Duo: Twin brothers share love of music, Air Force

    Audience members attending a recent performance by U.S. Air Forces Band of the Pacific-Hawaii "Hana Hou" may have experienced double vision. A closer look revealed that the two identical men on the stage held different instruments.Tech. Sgt. Brian Hornbuckle, trumpet player, joined his twin brother,