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  • Seventh Air Force has its share of battle scars

    Announcement has just been made that the Seventh Air Force has been moved forward from Hawaii to become part of Lieutenant General George Kenney's Far East Air Forces. This leaves the false impression that the Seventh has been a rear echelon outfit. True, the Seventh was created in February 1942,

  • Father, son team up to bring Wolf Pack its weapons

    One builds them, the other inspects them. That's the relationship between two members of the 8th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight here. It's also the relationship between a father and his son. Master Sgt. Torre Phillips and his son, Senior Airman David Phillips, work hand-in-hand to ensure

  • 20th EBS supports coastal cleanup

    The B-52 Stratofortress is a long range bomber capable of performing a variety of missions to support the U.S. and her allies. The Airmen that fly it demonstrated they're capable of diverse missions as well. Eight members of the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here left their B-52s idle Sept. 15

  • JTACs train to put Wolf Pack, allied bombs on target, on time

    Joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 604th Air Support Operations Squadron descended here July 9 through 13 to train with 8th Fighter Wing "Wolf Pack" pilots. Known as JTACs, the Airmen are primarily trained to direct combat aircraft onto an enemy target. JTACs, who exist in each

  • A tradition honored over time

    The Honor Guard is a tradition and detail that is held highly in the U.S. Air Force. "As an Honor Guard member you may render arms for retirees and veterans, participate in flag folding, give honors to funerals, but you are more likely to be tasked with present colors and cordon for weddings, a

  • Bandsman fills in as PACAF First Shirt

    Singing is easy. Being the first sergeant for the largest Air Force major command headquarters in the world is not. Master Sgt. Debra Jamison knows. She has done both - at the same time. Assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Band of the Pacific here, Sergeant Jamison found herself holding down two

  • Moose education unique to mission, family safety

    During his two years of duty here as a vehicle operator with the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Airman 1st Class Patrick Garber has spent more than a hundred hours behind the wheel of the buses transporting dozens of distinguished visitors to and from appointments and meetings. Recently Airman

  • "Thanks For A Swell Ride"

    As soon as Watson's plane blasted off the deck, I lined up and took off about five minutes later. I had been slightly delayed due to the continued misfiring of the right engine which finally smoothed out. The take-off was easy although I sweated out that right engine during those critical moments of

  • Pair of retirees use base fitness center to cheat Father Time

    The free weights at the base fitness center have the worst job in the place. They never seem to get wiped down after a good workout and each fiscal year brings an expanse to the surrounding neighborhood of shiny, digital workout stations, further exposing that their evolution reached its peak when

  • Love for Eielson, Alaska keeps barber cutting at same chair

    With a warm smile and a passion for her art, Jackie Hadlock welcomes customers to her barber chair with the confidence and experience approximately 10,000 haircuts a year has given her. In December, she went over 20 years cutting hair at the Eielson Base Exchange barber shop. Working five days a