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C-17 aircraft and wing personnel

15 OG relinquishes command

Col. Steven Groenheim relinquished his command of 15th Operations Group at the Hickam Mall, Wednesday. Col Groenheim, his wife Trisha and sons Steven, Jack and Sam will go to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he will be the Headquarters, United States Air Forces Europe C-17 manager.

Alternate Energy Source

Matthew Morse lands power leads for the water purification system on the power supply for the HydraFLX System at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Oct. 27, 2006. Morse is program engineer for HydraFLX Systems LLC. The HydraFLX System is being tested by the Air Force as an alternate energy source. It will generate ultra-pure H2 (hydrogen) from water in a flexible pressure management process for fueling buses, tow-tractors, vans, sedans and ground support equipment. The system can also be deployed anywhere and operate in hostile theaters without infrastructure or pipelines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Alternate Energy Source

Members of HydraFLX Systems LLC move a containment wall during the building phase for the HydraFLX System at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Oct. 27, 2006. The HydraFLX System is being tested by the Air Force as an alternate energy source. It will generate ultra-pure H2 (hydrogen) from water in a flexible pressure management process for fueling buses, tow-tractors, vans, sedans and ground support equipment. The system can also be deployed anywhere and operate in hostile theaters without infrastructure or pipelines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Airmen add up damage at Wake Island

Tech. Sgt. Dennis Tye points out things of note to other members of the 15th Airlift Wing's damage assessment team at Wake Island Sept. 15. The team was sent from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, to estimate the cost of damage left by Super Typhoon Ioke, which swept through the atoll Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

First look at Wake: Less damage than feared

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, unload a C-17 Globemaster III at Wake Island Sept. 12. The C-17, from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, brought a 53-person team to assess damage left by Super Typhoon Ioke after it struck the island Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)