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  • Stationary bikes gain traction on fitness

    Airmen looking for a way to stay fit to fight, need look no further than the Wolf Pack Fitness Center's Spin Class.Offered four times a week by Master Sgt. Dante Brooks, 8th Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management superintendent, spin class provides the Wolf Pack an alternative

  • The legacy of sacrifice

    Like a lot of boys growing up in the '60s and '70s, Chris Balcom liked to watch TV. He could often be found on the couch, eyes sewn to the screen. While watching, Chris was attentive, fixated even, to what transpired in front of him. A parade of faces graced the edges of the screen, emerging for a

  • A challenge for past, present Airmen to uphold resiliency

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series of five articles about Pacific Air Forces Lines of Operation. LOOs guide near-term time, money and manpower investment to meet joint warfighter requirements associated with known and emerging threats and hazards.The year was 1945. The U.S. had just

  • What's your 'stache mean?

    Every March, Airmen around the Air Force start growing mustaches for what's known as "Mustache March." It has become a way for us as Airmen to reach back and recognize one of the greatest fighter pilots and leaders we've seen in our modern force, Col. Robin Olds. Ask around your units why we

  • MWD: the road to certification

    A military working dog and his handler walk out onto the field after being instructed to perform two lefts, two rights, two about faces and two halts while marching. The handler commands his dog to sit, lie down, sit back up and stay, then walks away and repeats the commands. He commands the dog to

  • South Korea Sojourns V: Hallasan Mountain

    Author's Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles about recreational travel opportunities for service members stationed in South Korea. Each article will highlight a specific South Korean destination, attraction, or event within the authorized travelling distance for U.S. forces in country.

  • Crossing Borders: Airmen connect with kids at Korean orphanage

    The room was quiet for the moment. A dozen adults stood by, some with hands in their pockets, some with arms crossed. Some paced, others surveyed and some sat down. All of them were waiting. Soon a child came running into the room, his stride stopped in front of the brown box one of the adults sat

  • How 'Derby Girls' Roll

    HurriCaylen. Mobsta. Slamazon. These aren't call signs for pilots from the 25th or 36th Fighter Squadrons, but they are wingmen for two Osan Airmen who enjoy a different "rolling thunder."During their typical work days, one can be seen mentoring Airmen and the other briefing F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • 50th Anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake brings agencies together

    Tired and sore from a hard day's work, a crew of construction workers packed their things and headed home for the weekend a bit earlier than usual. Twenty minutes later, the walls of their work site in downtown Anchorage began to rumble and shake. In less than five minutes, what would have been a

  • South Korea Sojourns IV: Jeju Island Fire Festival

    Author's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles about recreational travel opportunities for service members stationed in South Korea. Each article will highlight a specific South Korean destination, attraction, or event within the authorized travelling distance for U.S. forces in country.