HICKAM WARRIOR: Tech. Sgt. Alan Mann

Some would say that Tech. Sgt. Alan Mann was destined to be in the Air Force. He was born in Agana, Guam, and moved around every few years with his family, following his father; a career Airman. "I always had a feeling that I would be in the Air Force," said Tech. Sgt. Alan Mann, a laboratory

Cyberspace Airmen provide vital link in Japan earthquake/tsunami relief

From a windowless vault deep within the Pacific Air Forces Headquarters building, Detachment 1, 561st Network Operations Squadron Airmen provided the critical network support required to allow more than 770 sorties to deliver aide workers and supplies to earthquake and tsunami torn Japan, starting

15th Medical group adopts hometown patient care mentality

"Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name." The slogan made popular by the television sitcom "Cheers" could also apply to a new initiative by the 15th Medical Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, to adopt a small-town patient care mentality between patients and their

Airmen and Sailor's dependents hunt for eggs on Freedom Tower lawn

A brush up

More than 44 Airmen gathered at a school in the Philippines to paint two buildings as a token of good will on April 9 while also participating in Exercise Balikatan 2011.Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea (ROK) and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH),

Homefront Heroes recognizes military families

In order to celebrate "America's youngest heroes," the JBPHH Military and Family Support Services and Pacific Air Forces Civilian Advisory Council hosted a special Homefront Heroes event here April 15.Held quarterly, this is an opportunity to give children of deployed service members extra

2011 Rodeo team announced

Teams from the 15th Wing and 647th Security Forces Squadron have been selected to compete in the biennial 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The three teams from the 15th Wing consist of members from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and

Meteorologist turns "social worker" as SARC

As a ROTC cadet, Brandon Alford had his first encounter with the serious subject of sexual assault when a friend confided in him about a prior incident. Alford was majoring in meteorology and Chinese, not social work, and he felt helpless not knowing his resources or what to do to be there for his

Airmen, base communities in Japan raise nearly $110,000 for relief efforts

To date, Airmen and community members from Kadena, Misawa and Yokota air bases have donated nearly $110,000 and volunteered more than 19,000 community-service hours to assist with relief efforts after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and destructive tsunami hit Japan March 11, 2011. "The Airmen and base

Local youth becomes 15th Wing "Pilot for a Day"