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  • Memorial Day: Remembering our heroes

    Airmen and their families who live and serve in the Pacific are surrounded by tangible reminders of the legacy of preceding generations. Our command's headquarters still bears the scars left by enemy weaponry during the attack on Hickam and Pearl Harbor that brought America into World War II. On

  • AF safety officials launch Critical Days of Summer campaign

    S is for Summer ... and Safety too!It's that time of year again! Spring is here in full force, summer is right around the corner and that can only mean one thing: time for Air Force safety officials to kick off the Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, May 28 through September 7. As much as you

  • Children deserve our full attention

    April is Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month. You probably know by now that 2010 is also the Year of the Air Force Family. That's a lot of recognition of children, isn't it? Maybe that's because we realize the children of today are the parents, teachers and leaders of

  • How to wear pride

    It was day like any other day, but on this day around noon a young airman was standing in line at an automated teller machine. In a sharp voice from behind, someone called out "Airman!" The Airman turned to face the voice, at once he realized it came from a colonel. The Airman snapped to attention

  • Retreat; everyone is responsible for paying respect

    It is not only part of our military customs and courtesies for members of the Armed Forces station in Japan to honor both the American and Japanese Flags during retreat, it is a requirement governed by Air Force Instruction. The proper action for military members in uniform is to come to attention,

  • Didn't your Mama tell you

    I remember this popular American Forces Network commercial that has Mother Earth standing in a forest, and at the end of the commercial, she adopts a New Jersey accent and says "Now, pick up after yourselves, ya hear." It's a great message that seems to fall on deaf ears.So, you may be asking

  • Airmen downrange doing a phenomenal job

    During the Thanksgiving holiday and first week in December, I traveled throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and spent time with our Airmen "downrange." Simply put, our Airmen are doing a phenomenal job across the CENTCOM AOR.An example is the great work Airmen are performing as

  • The birth of a tradition: A look at 35 FW history

    Today's 35th Fighter Wing is the descendent of a unit that came into existence 70 years ago. On Dec. 22, 1939, the 35th Pursuit Group was established at Moffett Field near San Francisco, Calif. In February of 1940, the group moved to Hamilton Field, located at the northern end of the San Francisco

  • Take care of yourselves, families and wingmen this holiday season

    With the holiday season fast approaching, Chief Master Sgt. McLean and I and the entire HQ PACAF staff and our families want to offer a sincere thank you to the entire Pacific Air Forces team--military, civilians and family members--who have enabled continued success for our command in the

  • This Veteran’s Day share the legacy

    We recently concluded our fall gathering of senior PACAF leaders where we were joined by Vietnam veterans Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Steve Ritchie and former Navy corpsman and Honolulu Advertiser publisher Lee Webber. General Ritchie is an acclaimed ace with five kills, and Mr. Webber defended against an