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  • Airman returns World War II artifacts back to Japan

    OKINAWA, Japan -- In trying times, small things become more special; a single photo, a favorite hat, or a kitschy souvenir from a dear friend. Those small things are like treasure for the soul.By those measures, California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick Cichon found a treasure trove in his

  • Georgia 165th Medical Group Conducts Joint Training in Japan

    OKINAWA, Japan - The 165th Medical Group stationed at the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, deployed to a U.S. Naval Hospital in Japan to train on basic medical procedures in a joint operations environment June 9-24.The 165th MDG’s training in Japan reinforced the ANG’s ongoing

  • Hawaii Air Guard wraps up temporary deployment to Japan

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Dozens of operations, maintenance and support Airmen and a contingent of F-22 Raptors returned home April 4 following almost a month of temporary duty at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan.In Japan, the Hawaiian Raptors, a Total Force Integration unit of

  • Pease Airmen first to execute coronets with KC-46A Pegasus

    Pease achieved another historic first in military aerial refueling. A year after the 157th Air Refueling Wing became the first Air National Guard unit in the country to field the KC-46A Pegasus, New Hampshire Airmen helped plan and execute the new tanker's first coronet, a tactical air movement that

  • Misawa Air Base supports Wisconsin Guardsmen

    The 35th Maintenance Squadron recently backed four Air National Guardsmen from the 115th Fighter Wing, better known as the "Badgers," based out of Madison, Wisconsin, by providing them a centralized repair facility.