Our hearts go out to "Charlie"

Charlie Flight, 15 SFS, began their shift under a different tune this past Valentine's Day, when an ensemble from the Honolulu Blend Show Chorus came on base to present a "singing Valentine" to their shift supervisor, MSgt John Havrilla. Mrs. Havrilla was thrilled to have her husband receive such a

Pilot's 'Base Y' concept leads to 15 AW success in ORI

A Hickam C-17 pilot was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal Feb. 12 for his ingenuity in setting up and executing the base's Phase 2 maintenance and operations play area for the Operational Readiness Inspection here Feb. 7-13. Having been a pilot by trade for eight years now, Capt. Kenneth

Four-play: Air Force takes top spot in NFL Military Challenge again

As the Hickam-rostered Air Force team went for their fourth straight victory in the NFL Military Challenge Feb. 7 at Kapiolani Park, the storyline bordered on stale. So like any good movie sequel, in addition to the returning villains - Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard teams - a couple of new

Gary Sinise, Lt Dan Band perform free USO concert for servicemembers

A leading actor of the CBS hit show "CSI:NY," who also played supporting role of Lieutenant Dan Taylor in "Forrest Gump," visited Hickam Jan. 30 and 31 to perform a free United Service Organizations, Inc., concert. Gary Sinise and his Chicago-born rock band, titled after the 1994 box-office hit,

SERE Instructors ensure safety of aircrews in the Pacific

When jumping out of a plane, just having a parachute is one thing, but knowing how to use it is another. That's when Tech Sgt. Sherwood Brown of Muscatine, Iowa, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Bittman of Long Beach, Calif., come in. They are Survival Evasion Resistance Escape instructors for the 15th

PACAF centralizes fit testing

Airmen across PACAF will soon see a change in their fitness testing procedures as the command moves to centralize all fit testing under base health and wellness centers by March of 2009. After receiving feedback from across the command, Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, directed the

F-22As scheduled to deploy to Japan, Guam

The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in January 2009 for approximately three months. Current plans call for 12 of the fighters to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and another 12 to deploy to Andersen Air

Dec. 7 veterans gather at Hickam AFB

Several World War II veterans of the Hickam Field attack on December 7, 1941, and their families, gathered here over the weekend to be part of Air Force Remembrance ceremonies. Lou Roffman was a young technical sergeant assigned to the 31st Bombardment Squadron as a B-17 flight engineer. He

Safety, Sportsmanship key at Special Olympics Holiday Classic

Team Hickam kicks December off with Warrior Run