Beach Bum Weekend a wet and wild time

"Soak or be soaked - you choose!" was the challenge the 15th Services Squadron's Outdoor Recreation Flight put out to military families at the Beach Bum Weekend at Hickam Harbor May 23 and 24. This annual event kicked off the summer with family-friendly fun, thanks to help from Friends of Hickam,

1st ASOG Airmen excel as PACAF's newest combat team

Just eight months into being re-assigned to Pacific Air Forces, 1st Air Support Operations Group Airmen continue to demonstrate why they are one of the most requested combat support units in the Air Force. The 1st ASOG, headquartered at Fort Lewis, Wash., directs five squadrons and four detachments

Joint motorcycle ride, rodeo kicks off 101 Critical Days of Summer

Commander, alumnus plants la'amia at Mokulele Elementary

The Pacific Mobility Warriors Celebrate 1-Year Anniversary

The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing celebrated its one-year anniversary operating as Air Mobility Command's first overseas wing, supporting AMC aircraft and crews with maintenance, aerial port, and command and control operations while transiting the Pacific. The wing, activated June 5, 2008, is

JPAC Arrival Ceremony May 29

The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command will conduct an Arrival Ceremony May 29 at 9 a.m. in Hangar 35 here to honor fallen U.S. military personnel whose identities remain unknown. There will be two flag-draped transfer cases. Both cases are associated with the Vietnam War, one from the Lao People's

JPAC searches for Korean War MIAs in South Korea

Military members of a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team conducted excavation operations in the South Korea province of Kangwon on May 18. JPAC's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts. As of April 29

101 CDoS kicks off with message from PACAF/CC

Gen. Carrol H. Chandler, Pacific Air Forces Commander, signed an official memorandum May 18, stating the 101 Critical Days of Summer will begin May 22 and end Sept. 7, Labor Day. The campaign theme this year is, "Live to Play, Play to Live." To kick off the 101 Critical Days of Summer, the 15th

Thunderbirds to perform at Hickam AFB Open House

Hickam AFB is holding an Open House, with aerial performances by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Sept. 19 and 20."Wings Over The Pacific" will include the Thunderbirds flight demonstration team, the Army's Golden Knights parachute team, airplane static displays, food and drink vendors, and numerous

First solar-powered hydrogen plant in AF complete on Hickam

A $1.1 million solar array project to power the base hydrogen production and fueling station was completed May 8 on Hickam AFB, marking a "first" for both the Air Force and the state of Hawaii. After about six weeks of installation, 810 solar modules can now produce 146 kilowatts of energy per hour