Engines running: Team Hickam, 515 AMOW ready for AMC Rodeo!

Team Hickam and the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing have their engines running and are off to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 17 to compete in the 2009 Air Mobility Rodeo. The Air Mobility Rodeo, held every two years, provides an excellent opportunity in both a friendly and competitive

Enlisted aides cook in Hawaii Hospitality, Foodservice Expo

Joint basing: who's staying, who's going?

As with any large organizational change, there are many rumors about Joint Basing. Supervisors and employees are discussing and speculating about who's going to the Joint Base and who's staying. This may make great water cooler stories, but let's deal with facts. Final decisions will be based on the

Skies erupt over Pearl Harbor

Fireworks light up Hickam skies

Bronze Star: Photojournalist recounts explosion, loss of friends in Iraq

"I was covered in blood." June 24, 2008, is a day Tech. Sgt. Cohen Young, an Air Force photojournalist, will never forget. During an assignment to cover the progress of democracy in the heart of Baghdad, an explosion ripped through an office he walked out of not 30 seconds prior, killing five.

Cell phone ban now in effect

Drivers may still need reminders about cell phone usage both on base and off. Beginning July 1, motorists on the island of Oahu may be cited for operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device -- unless they use a hands-free system. There is a $67 fine for the first offense. Hickam

Hickam reenlists at Hickam

PACAF Civic Leader Tour showcases “Strategic Triangle”

Gen. Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted 24 Civic Leaders from Hawaii, Alaska and Guam for a tour of the Pacific's "Strategic Triangle" bases June 22-26. The trip, originating from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, was the first of its kind for Pacific Air Forces and involved stops at

OPFOR creates realistic battlefield sights, sounds

Under a light mist of rain, a convoy of Humvees trundles along a peaceful muddy Ghanesia jungle road when gunfire erupts around them. From several positions, insurgents attack with small arms fire while blasts rock the airwaves, engulfing people and weapons in a fog of war. Yellow smoke begins to