Photo essay: Crewmembers deliver boron to Japanese service members

Crewmembers from the 36th Airlift Squadron deliver pallets of boron to Japan Air Self-Defense Force members here March 19. Japanese forces will use the boron to aid stabilization efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. View the slideshow.

U.S., Thai airmen donate supplies to school children

Service members presented more than $1,300 in supplies to help students at a community outreach event here March 18, during Cope Tiger, a multilateral joint and combined field training exercise.The school staff welcomed U.S. and Royal Thai Air Force airmen with a donation ceremony to express their

Airmen at Yokota deliver water in support of Japan relief efforts

NATO, USAFE officials host international flight surgeons

NATO Allied Air Component Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe officials hosted more than 200 international military medical personnel here March 14 through 18 during the 2011 European Flight Surgeons Conference and NATO Research and Technology Organization Short Course.Flight surgeons, public

36th Airlift Squadron provides warmth at Sendai Airport

Bioenvironmental techs test for toxins near Tokyo

Among the typical crews for disaster relief in mainland Japan is an atypical crew. Amid concerns for the environment, two Airman from the 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight has responded to the disasters there. While other crews from here perform search-and-rescue

F-15E incident in Libya; crew recovered

Two crew members ejected from their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle when the aircraft experienced equipment malfunction over northeast, Libya, March 21, at approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Both crew members ejected and are safe. The aircraft, based out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath,

Senior leaders thank KC-46A source selection team

Department of Defense and Air Force senior leaders flew here from Washington March 21 to congratulate the team responsible for the source selection of the Air Force's top acquisition priority: the KC-46A tanker. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley; Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition,

Air Force officials launch accountability system for personnel in Japan

Air Force officials have activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, or AFPAAS, to monitor the status and location of all personnel and dependents residing on the island of Honshu, Japan.Officials are asking commanders and their commander representatives, or CORs, to

Lithuanian armed forces members observe Ramstein Silver Flag course

Eight members of the Lithuanian armed forces traveled here to observe a Silver Flag training course here March 9 through 16.Silver Flag is a seven-day training exercise where Airmen practice their contingency skill sets, to include setting up and maintaining a bare base, conducting post-attack