• SEALs learn from Northern Warfare Training Center

    A west-coast based SEAL team continued their training during NORTHERN EDGE 2009 with the help from the Northern Warfare Training Center here June 17. The SEAL team learned and practiced several river crossing techniques to prepare them for overseas contingency operations. "The training that we are

  • Bulldogs reunite at Peterson AFB

    Historic Aircraft associated with the storied 525th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" will be at Peterson June 20 for the "Bulldogs" reunion. The F-15 Eagle and the pilot credited with the first MiG kill in Operation Desert Storm and one of the 525th's current aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, will be on display

  • Weather forecasters look to the skies during Northern Edge

    Northern Edge 2009, the largest military training exercise in Alaska is underway. The pilots and support personnel involved in the air-centric exercise have many tasks to accomplish but one consistent obstacle, the weather, can always affect the mission. Leading the charge to stay one step ahead of

  • 222 Arctic Warriors promoted to technical sergeant

    Air Force officials selected 7,724 of 37,172 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 20.78 percent. The average score for those selected was 319.69, with an average time in grade and time in service of 5.68 and 10.85 years respectively. The average score

  • IG team releases ORI outstanding performers

    The following individuals have been named Operational Readiness Inspection outstanding performers by the Pacific Air Forces inspector general team during the ORI June 1-7.3rd Wing Airman 1st Class Sarah Chapman 3rd Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Christopher A. Bennett Airman Kaitlan Lave

  • Navy SEALS, TF-49 pilots conduct joint training during NE 09

    Thirteen operators from a west-coast based SEAL team performed final checks on their equipment as a one-minute warning bell rang shrilly throughout the hull of the CH-47D "Chinook." After descending steeply, the helicopter's back ramp dropped, and the SEAL team sprinted from the Chinook with their