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  • NCO 'Wild' about 20-year football career

    Right foot comes up to signal motion; wide receiver runs full speed toward the line of scrimmage. He calls hike, and calmly drops back into the pocket. He spots some pressure out of his peripheral with rushers coming in strong and fast from the left. So, he quickly scrambles to the right. He pump

  • Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors to the curious

    A giant white sphere dominates the skyline of this tiny village, a remote outpost on the frozen shores of the Beaufort Sea. But until this week, very few local residents had ever seen the inside of the station, or even had a good grasp on what exactly the station was for. The dome conceals a

  • Kadena's new enlistees get a taste of Basic Training

    New Air Force enlistees here got a taste of Basic Military Training April 25th to help prepare them before shipping off to the real deal. The new program provided the 20 Delayed Enlistment Program recruits with a realistic look at what a normal day at BMT will be like. The recruits' day began bright

  • Push button in case of emergency: HVAC team ready for volcanic ash fall

    Volcanic activities from Mount Redoubt in the last two months have provided many planning and training opportunities for Airmen here. Elmendorf's Heating Ventilation and Air Condition section has its own plan and ideas for dangerous ash fall here. In the case of volcano eruptions, with varying

  • PACAF Band Cheers Crowd

    The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific - Hawaii entertained more than 50 visitors at the Hale Koa Hotel with holiday cheer Dec. 11. "It was fun," said Staff Sgt. Tamiko Boone of Rockingham, N.C., one of the two band vocalists. "Anytime we do something like this, I know they will appreciate

  • Christmas on the Rock: Dec. 18-29, 1972

    The first weeks of December are typically filled with the hustle of people preparing for the holidays. In Guam, this busy, festive atmosphere is no different. However, 36 years ago, the activity on the island during the holiday season was for an extremely different purpose. After several months of

  • Having a plan: Infidelity and deployments

    *This is the final story in a three-part series on deployments.No one likes being cheated on and many times cheating is only part of the betrayal that occurs. There's the lying, the breaking of vows, the effect on the home and in the case of a deployed military member--the effect on a possible

  • Quilts give military children comfort during deployments

    In an emotional presentation, two military families each with a deployed husband/ father received a special reminder of their loved one when they accepted a quilt adorned with family photos here July 25 at the Pearl Harbor Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA). "When I saw the pictures of all of us together

  • Bonding from afar

    Some people believe it's important for dads to start bonding with their child as early as prior to the baby being born. The mother carries the child for the duration of the pregnancy and has the opportunity to have a closer, more intimate relationship whereas the father may have to get creative. For

  • Not just our sons and fathers

    *This story is the first in a three-part series on deployments. It's a walk that seems forever--the walk from the plane to loved ones when returning home from a deployment. The military member runs down the airport hall, turns the corner--and in this case sees her children. Those there for the