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April 9, 2007
‘Superbug’ removes toxins from base golf course soil

An environmental initiative results in the enhancement of an environmentally safe, locally grown 'superbug' that is cleaning up toxic chemicals dumped in an old landfill of the 1940s underneath Mamala Bay Golf Course. "These microscopic superbugs consume potentially toxic chemicals (present in the
April 9, 2007
Hickam breaks ground on CDC expansion

A groundbreaking ceremony on base Monday at the Child Development Center signaled the start of a three-phase expansion of the currently maxed-out facility. Services and15th Civil Engineering Squadron devised a creative plan to greatly expand the number of available slots, according to CDC Flight
April 9, 2007
From the newest Airman to the recently promoted Pacific Command leader, Master Sgt. Benny Miguel is the ...Trainer to the stars

If not for a sharp-eyed recruiter's assistant more than two decades ago, Team Hickam would assuredly be far less 'Fit to Fight.' Benny Miguel was a civilian personal trainer in 1985 when he joined the Air Force's delayed entrance program, awaiting basic training and then technical school in his
April 6, 2007
15th Airlift Wing achieves Outstanding Unit Award

Members of the 15th Airlift Wing should make room on their full service dress uniform for a new decoration. The wing was among a select group of six Pacific Air Force winners of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, according to the office of Gen. Paul Hester, PACAF Commander. "We are both honored
April 6, 2007
Airmen toe challenging L.I.N.E.

After decades of dominating the battlefield from the skies, the Air Force is training some of its members to exercise the same kind of dominance somewhat closer to the ground. In many cases, up close and personal with the ground. Starting at oh-dark-thirty this past Monday, some 40 military
March 29, 2007
Vickers Ave. is closed for construction

Vickers Avenue will be closed from Atterbury Circle to Bouquet Boulevard, April 3 to 13 for construction. During this phase of construction, members from the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron Pavements and Equipment Shop will be cold-planing, a process used for upgrading asphalt on the road and pouring
March 22, 2007
New OG Commander - Col Hockman

Col. Andrew M. Hockman assumed command of the 15th Operations Group from Col. JJ Torres, 15th Airlift Wing Commander, at an Assumption of Command ceremony held under clear blue skies last Friday morning, 16 March 2007, at Freedom Mall. "We are certainly excited and happy to have the Hockman clan
March 22, 2007
C-17 missions play vital role in war on terrorism

3/21/2007 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNEWS) -- Sitting on the tarmac here, the "Spirit of Go for Broke," a C-17 Globemaster III from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, looks like any other of its kind. Large, grey, boxy, with expansive wings ending in a curved wingtip, this C-17 is one of eight
March 15, 2007
What's on the Chief's Scope?

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley launched a new Web feature March 14 to tell Airmen what is of special interest to him. Known as "The Chief's Scope," it is designed to briefly highlight current topics General Moseley feels are important to America's Airmen. "The issues on my scope
March 9, 2007
UCI to impact readiness

This June, the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General will conduct a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) of the 15th Airlift Wing and 154th Wing at Hickam Air Force Base. According to Maj. Matt Daack, 15th Airlift Wing, deputy chief, Plans and Programs, the UCI is a detailed assessment of how well 15 AW