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  • The United Nations Command recently repatriated 55 transfer cases from North Korea that contain what are believed to be the remains of American service members lost in the Korean War.

    Unaccounted for Korean War service members return to U.S.

    Vice President Mike Pence, Indo-Pacific Commander U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Deputy Director Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz render salutes during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The United Nations Command recently repatriated 55 transfer cases from North Korea that
  • Master Sgt. Sheldon Grant, 647th Force Support Squadron food service section chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Katherine Kwarcinski, 647th FSS superintendent, greet Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson at the Hale Aina Dining Facility, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2018. Wilson visited Airmen from around the 15th Wing after the Pacific Air Forces change of command ceremony. During his visit, Wilson had lunch with some of the chiefs, first sergeants and presidents of base private organizations to discuss challenges they have been faced with and reiterate the importance of modernization, readiness, innovation and revitalizing squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    VCASF visits 15th Wing

    Master Sgt. Sheldon Grant, 647th Force Support Squadron food service section chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Katherine Kwarcinski, 647th FSS superintendent, greet Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson at the Hale Aina Dining Facility, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2018. Wilson visited Airmen from around the 15th Wing
  • Senior Airman Logan Dykstra and Senior Airman Spencer Wollenzin, 15th Medical Group, provide aid to Staff Sgt. Nyasia Clark during a mass-casualty scenario for Rim of the Pacific exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 12, 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    RIMPAC Mass Casualty Drill

    Senior Airman Logan Dykstra and Senior Airman Spencer Wollenzin, 15th Medical Group, provide aid to Staff Sgt. Nyasia Clark during a mass-casualty scenario for Rim of the Pacific exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 12, 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in
  • Jason Fukumoto, Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron electrician, and Robin Albios, Det. 3, 21st SOPS heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialist, pose for a photo after receiving the Air Force Civilian Award for Valor at the Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Hawaii, July 23, 2018. Two years ago, Fukumoto and Albios provided medical aid to a state of Hawaii volunteer field crew member who suffered from smoke inhalation during a fire at the Kuaokala Game Management Area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    Satellite Tracking Station recognizes hero Airmen

    Two members from Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron, at the Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station received the Air Force Civilian Award for Valor, at Kaena Point, July 23.
  • Col. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander, hands the 15th Maintenance Group flag to Col. Dominic Clementz, 15th MXG commander, during a change of command ceremony, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 16, 2018. The MXG supports 31 home station aircraft to meet global airlift, global strike and theater security mission requirements and provides support to over 7,200 joint and allied aircraft transiting through Hickam Field each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    New commander joins 15th MXG ‘ohana

    The 15th Maintenance Group welcomed a new commander during a change-of-command ceremony, here, July 16.

  • New FAC streamlines testing at Hickam

    The 647th Force Support Squadron Fitness Assessment Cell has come together to make the Air Force fitness assessment a little less painful for the Airmen stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
  • Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, 11th Air Force commander, passes the Wing guidon to incoming 15th Wing commander, Colonel W. Halsey Burks on June 20, 2018 at the 15th Wing Change of Command ceremony on Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

    15th Wing welcomes new commander

    15th Wing Public AffairsMembers of the 15th Wing offered aloha to a new commander during a change of command ceremony June 20. During the ceremony, Col. Kevin Gordon transferred command to Col. W. Halsey Burks.Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wils-bach, 11th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony before a crowd of Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, civilian and

  • Air Force implements new parental leave policy, secondary caregivers given 21 days

    In accordance with the Department of Defense Military Parental Leave Program, the Air Force announced an expansion to its parental leave policy on non-chargeable leave entitlements following the birth or adoption of a child.

  • Gear up for food safety

    Summer is here and it’s time to bring out the grill.  Although this time of year provides our families with a break from work and school, it doesn’t mean we should take a break from being smart about food safety and sanitation.   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “An estimated one in six Americans get sick annually,
  • Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence (left), commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, presents Col. Craig Harmon with the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing guidon as he assumes command of 515th AMOW during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 1, 2018. 515th AMOW Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Donaldson is pictured center. Harmon, formerly vice commander of the 515th AMOW, assumed command from Col. Scott Zippwald, who retired after more than 26 years of service in the U.S. Air Force.

    515th AMOW welcomes new commander

    Col. Craig Harmon assumed command of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing during a change of command ceremony here June 1. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Scott Zippwald relinquished command of the 515th AMOW to Harmon.
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