15th Medical Operations Squadron Welcomes New Commander

Command of the 15th Medical Operations Squadron transitioned from Lt. Col. René Chadwell to Lt. Col. Michael Fea during a change of command ceremony on August 2 at Atterbury Circle on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.Col. Robie Hughes, 15th Medical Group commander, presided over the ceremony and

Synthetic drugs create issues in Air Force

Stories across America have described strange and bizarre incidents of people doing even stranger and more bizarre acts while high on synthetic stimulants.In Miami, a 31-year-old man attacked a 65-year-old homeless man, stripped off all his clothes, and chewed off sum 80 percent of his face. Reports

Hickam Field survivor to cut cake at Air Force Ball

The pockmarked scarred buildings on Hickam are a vivid reminder of the physical and mental scars suffered by the men and women who witnessed the attacks here more than 70 years ago.A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, who survived the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks on Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor, will return to

Celebrating women's equality Aug. 14

Each year, August 26 is proclaimed by the Commander-in-Chief as "Women's Equality Day."Women's Equality Day was selected to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.This year, the Federal Women's Program, here, will celebrate

Committee adjusts ticket prices for Hickam’s 2012 ‘Air Force Ball’

The Air Force Ball committee has adjusted the ticket pricing for the Air Force's 65th birthday celebration as a way to "Say Thank You to an Airman," the overall theme of this year's event, Sept. 14, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki.The Air Force Ball committee re-evaluated the previous

Staff Sergeant release features 172 Hickam Airmen

More than 13,400 senior airmen were selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced Aug. 2.The boards selected 40.68-percent of the 33,060 eligible senior airmen.To see the selection list, click here.Congratulations to the following Joint Base

Air Force 'POLcats' fuel RIMPAC

The Air Force fuels flight "POLcats" have a saying: "Without POL, pilots are pedestrians."During the 2012 Rim of the Pacific exercise, the world's largest international maritime exercise, the men and women from the petroleum, oil and lubricant, or fuels flight, are responsible for getting fuel to

535th Airlift Squadron conducts airdrop operations over Pacific

The hidden side of Hickam healthcare

"I, or someone like me, have touched you hundreds of times, but you never saw me, never felt me. I give you hope, provide joy, and unfortunately, deliver bad news. I am never there to share in your excitement or comfort you in your times of sorrow. However, I still feel these emotions from a

Command post exercises organization skills

One of the world's largest military exercises, including dozens of countries and agencies, has an unprecedented involvement of the U.S. Air Force this year. Coordinating hundreds of flights and dozens of distinguished visitors are a handful of airmen from the 15th Wing Command Post. "We know how the