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  • PCS Guide: 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Korea

    Osan Air Base is one of two major airfields operated by the U.S. Air Force in the Republic of Korea. It is the only base on the peninsula that was planned and built by the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. The base, which falls under Pacific Air Forces and Seventh Air Force, is located 4.7 miles

  • Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

    Home of Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, 13th Air Force and the 15th Wing, Hickam Air Force Base integrated with the Navy to become Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. It is the largest installation in the wing and consists of 2,850 acres of land and facilities valued at more than $405 million. Hickam

  • EFMP supports families with special needs

    About a year ago, Maj. Nicholas Sabula received word of an upcoming assignment following his deployment in Afghanistan.He became concerned, however, when he learned that his new duty station and the local area didn't have adequate services for his son, who was diagnosed with autism in 2006. But

  • PCS Guide: 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.

    Fairchild Air Force Base, located outside Spokane, Wash., is the host unit of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing.  Tenant units include the 509th Weapons Squadron, the 336th Training Group, the 368th Recruiting Squadron, Joint Personnel

  • Unlocking answers to Key Spouse Program

    The Key Spouse program is only a few years old, but its effects here will be long lasting. Key Spouses are the quiet volunteers who help make life better for those in need. They are an emotional link to the military spouse, and think of those who feel forgotten. Some describe Key Spouses as friends,

  • PCS Guide: 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

    Eielson Air Force Base was established in 1942 and is the home of the 354th Fighter Wing. Located in eastern Alaska, the base's flying units have seen action in World War II, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. The base occupies 63,000 acres south east of Fairbanks, Alaska, and supports a base population

  • Making a difference through volunteering

    As Winston Churchill once said, "we make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give." For many here, this statement rings true. Joe Zapala, 312th Training Squadron Fire Instructor and Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy facility manager, has seen many acts of

  • PCS GUIDE: 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho

    Mountain Home Air Force Base is located about 40 miles southeast of Boise, Idaho, in Mountain Home; a town of more than 11,000 people. More than 4,000 active-duty Airmen, 900 civilians and contracting personnel, 50 F-15E Strike Eagles and a dozen RSAF F-15SGs make up the 366th Fighter Wing, known as

  • Intel officer leads ASU ROTC

    Angelo State University ROTC Detachment 847 bid farewell to Col. Mike Buck this summer and welcomed Lt. Col. Stephen W. Magnan as the detachment's new commander. Magnan is an intelligence officer, prior enlisted troop and graduate of Angelo State University. His predecessor, Colonel Buck was a

  • PCS Guide: 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy

    Aviano Air Base, located in Northern Italy, is the home of the 31st Fighter Wing. The base maintains two F-16 fighter squadrons, the 555th FS and the 510th FS in support of its mission: to deliver combat power and support worldwide to achieve U.S. and NATO objectives.The 31st FW is the only U.S.