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Agressors train Guard pilots

18th Aircraft Mainenance Squadron maintainers work around F-16 Fighting Falcon Agressor aircraft from the 18th Agressor Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The squadron, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, functions to train aircrews through realistic threat replication in a simulated combat environment. It deploys mobile training teams throughout PACAF from April through October each year to conduct unit-level training. (Department of Defense photo/Cohen A. Young)

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Agressors train Guard pilots

Capt. Dave Andersen, 18th Aggressor Squadron pilot, performs a pre-flight inspection on a F-16 Fighting Falcon Agressor aircraft with Airman 1st Class Steven Pedrick, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The squadron, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, functions to train aircrews through realistic threat replication in a simulated combat environment. It deploys mobile training teams throughout PACAF from April through October each year to conduct unit-level training. (Department of Defense photo/Cohen A. Young)

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Aggressors train Guard pilots

Capt. Dave Andersen, 18th Aggressor Squadron pilot, prepares for a large force employment exercise at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The squadron, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, functions to train aircrews through realistic threat replication in a simulated combat environment. It.deploys mobile training teams throughout PACAF from April through October each year to conduct unit-level training. (Department of Defense photo/Cohen A. Young)

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Brig. Gen and Mrs. Williams receive O'Malley Award

Brig. Gen. Brett Williams

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Taking part in Tanabata

FUSSA, Japan – Airmen from Yokota Air Base carry a portable Shinto shrine during the 59th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival Aug. 7. The shrine, called a Mikoshi, translates as “cloud burst” in English. More than 40 Airmen carry the shrine each year during the festival, also known as the “star festival.” According to Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, usually separated from each other by the Milky Way galaxy, meet up in the night sky on the same day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Taking part in Tanabata

FUSSA, Japan – Airmen from Yokota Air Base carry a portable Shinto shrine during the 59th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival Aug. 7. The shrine, called a Mikoshi, translates as “cloud burst” in English. More than 40 Airmen carry the shrine each year during the festival, also known as the “star festival.” According to Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, usually separated from each other by the Milky Way galaxy, meet up in the night sky on the same day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Misawa welcomes returning Airmen

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Jaida and Jhamia White welcome their father, Tech. Sgt. Dexter White, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, upon return from deployment Aug. 23. Sergeant White, along with members of his unit, supported the 13th Fighter Squadron during a deployment to Suwon Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

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Mission complete, Panthers return home

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Tyler Young, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, shares a laugh with his wife, Anna, and daughter, Clara, after returning from a deployment Aug. 20. Captain Young was deployed to Suwon Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

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Summer English Camp wraps up at Kunsan

GUNSAN CITY, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. John Devine, 8th Security Forces Squadron, points at a picture while Korean elementary students repeat the word in English Aug. 14 at a local Gunsan City elementary school. Sergeant Devine and more than 20 other Wolf Pack members volunteered at the annual Summer English Camp, near Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The camp's purpose is for American volunteers to assist Korean teachers with teaching English. The camp occur twice a year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrice Clarke)

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Eye clinic clears Pacific Airmen's sight

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Maj. Tara Jayne, 15th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron optometrist, uses a split lamp to determine the overall health of Senior Airman Matthew Brown?s. She has spent more than eight years as an optometrist in the Air Force providing eye care and teaching people that wearing sunglasses can prevent cataracts later in life. Major Jayne, the only Air Force optometrist on Hickam, has been on five humanitarian trips to the Dominican Republic, Philippines and Thailand during her career. Her next assignment will take her to Europe and Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Eye clinic clears Pacific Airmen

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Maj. Tara Jayne, 15th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron optometrist, uses a bionauclor indirect ophthalmoscope to detect the diseases caused by macular degeneration. Smoking and over exposure to ultraviolet rays have some of the elements that may cause diseases in the eye. Major Jaybe has spent more than eight years as an optometrist in the Air Force. The only optometrist on Hickam, she has been on five humanitarian trips to the Dominican Republic, Philippines and Thailand during her career. Her next assignment will take her to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Hurricane Hunters head into eye of Felicia

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE -- Capts. Ellen Bundy and Tina Smith, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron meteorologists, study data obtained during a 10-hour mission through tropical storm Felicia Aug. 7. The unit, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, operate the WC-130J aircraft for weather reconnaissance into some of the most violent storms on Earth -- tropical cyclones. Hurricane Felicia reached peak strength as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of more than 145 mph. The 53rd WRS is a one-of-a-kind U.S. Air Force Reserve unit and the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes since 1944. Their fleet of 10 Lockheed-Martin WC-130J aircraft and crews are part of the 403rd Wing, based at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Hurricane Hunters head into eye of Felicia

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE -- Tech. Sgt. Matt Couch, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, communicates with the pilot as they prepare for a ten-hour mission into the remnant of Hurricane Felicia Aug. 9. Hurricane Felicia reached peak strength as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of more than 145 mph. The 53rd WRS is a one-of-a-kind U.S. Air Force Reserve unit and the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes since 1944. Their fleet of 10 Lockheed-Martin WC-130J aircraft and crews are part of the 403rd Wing, based at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Soldiers, children given time to bond

KING SALMON, Alaska -- A brown bear walks along the water Aug. 8. Participants from the first Bristol Bay American Heroes Fishing Derby were able to do some sightseeing the first day. The derby allowed 11 Fort Richardson Soldiers to take one of their children on a four-day fishing trip to King Salmon, near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross)

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Soldiers, children given time to bond

KING SALMON, Alaska -- David Santos, assigned to Fort Richardson's NCO academy, drops fish into the cooler his daughter, Jasmine, is holding open. The Santos' participated in the first Bristol Bay American Heroes Fishing Derby Aug. 6-10 near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The derby allowed 11 Soldiers to take one of their children on a four-day fishing trip to King Salmon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross)

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Bringing the bite to the fight

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Joel Peace performs a dental exam on a patient at the dental clinic Aug. 19 here. Dental exams determine if there are any problems with teeth as well as provide feedback about the patients' dental hygiene. Sergeant Peace is a dental technician assigned to the 354th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Bringing the bite to the fight

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Kristina Lopez assists Capt. Chris Gerwig during a routine dental procedure Aug. 19 here. The 354th Dental Clinic provides a variety of general dentistry procedures for Airmen. Airman Lopez is a dental technician and Captain Gerwig is a dentist assigned to the 354th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Eielson, Fairbanks get tactical

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Security Forces Airmen here receive tips and instruction from the Fairbanks Police Tactical Team on close quarters battle training Aug. 12. The Airmen received training and basic knowledge how to handle hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Gen. Gary North

Gen. Gary North

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Wolf Pack Honor Guard hones skills

Staff Sgt Amanda Hibbler, 8th Fighter Wing Judge Advocates Office, presents the American flag as part of a flag folding ceremony while participating in Honor Guard practice at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 3. Kunsan's Honor Guard performs ceremonies ranging from change of command ceremonies to retirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)

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