JPAC briefs families of those still missing

"A bright orange flash in the sky," James P. McGarvey said as he described a pilot's report of how his father, Marine pilot Lt. Col. James M. McGarvey, went missing during a bombing run off the northeast coast of Vietnam, April 17, 1967. A pilot reported from eight-miles away that he saw an orange

U.S. Senator officially opens Hangar 19

Squadron PT re-vamped to prep Airmen for testing

Transformation is happening all across the Air Force. It's happening in career fields, work centers, and deployed environments. It's also happening in the bodies of Airmen who are embracing a "warrior ethos" concept, making changes in their lifestyles, and training to be fit to fight. Answering the

15th Mission Support Squadron celebrates two AF level awards

When four of five flights within the 15 MSS were named "Best in PACAF" just a few months ago, Major Steven M. Zubowicz, Commander of the 15th Mission Support Squadron knew that it was an indicator of the excellence of his people. That's been confirmed as Hickam's Airmen and Family Readiness Flight

Should I stay or should I go? Guard, Reserve offer same bennies, part time employment

Making the decision to reenlist or separate from military service can be stressful, to say the least. Often, Airmen are torn between continuing their service or starting anew and losing time they have invested toward personal retirement goals. Master Sgt. Kimberly Aaron, Air National Guard

Focus turns to keiki during the month of April at base

More than two dozen members of the Hickam AFB community -- a lot of them children -- gathered earlier this week to mark the beginning of a very special month. "There's a lot of people here," observed 15th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Giovanni Tuck, as he entered the Wing Conference Room to sign a

PACAF fires spark out-of-cycle Fire Prevention Week

Pacific Air Forces has experienced fire losses both at work and in homes on and off base. The top causes of fires in PACAF are unattended cooking/cooking related reasons, electrical malfunctions; and improper disposals of smoking materials and candles. The most recent fire in the command was caused

Be physically fit, not physically fat

We've all seen it - Airmen squeezed into blues, rolling over shorts, or popping out of ABUs. Very likely, you've even seen it in the mirror at some point, because according to the Air Force Audit Agency's December 2008 audit report, 60 percent of active-duty Airmen were overweight in 2001 and the

Wounded warrior companionship 'for the dogs'

Honolulu's weather, scenery and island lifestyle can make it easy for Hickam Air Force Base residents to forget there are servicemembers fighting on two battlefronts almost 8,000 miles away. Kristen Ness, Hickam Community Housing resident, can't forget the sacrifices some Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen

JPAC helps bring closure as lost WW II pilot is buried at Arlington

Navy Ensign Robert Tills was born on Mar. 9, 1918. He died Dec. 8, 1941, He was just 23 years old. He was the pilot of a Navy PBY-4 Catalina Flying Boat aircraft. He liked to play guitar. He left behind a beautiful fiancee, his college sweetheart who he was just weeks away from reuniting with, when