Hickam Air Force Base News

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii - Braven Canibog, Makahiki protocol officer, welcomes the arrival of Lono in the native Hawaiian language during the opening ceremonies for the 7th Annual Kapuaikaula Makahiki festival.

Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand of Tacoma has loaded a variety of cargo onto jets over the years: food, water, troops, toilet paper, generators, helicopters, Humvees and more.

Members of 13th Air Force compete in a tug-of-war battle during a Jungle Day sporting event held Nov.13, 2009, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

Lt. Col. Michael Benham, the 13th Air Force chief of safety, greets a veteran from Tripler Army Medical Center's Community Living Center in Honolulu, Hawaii during a visit by the Hickam Green Knights Motorcycle club on Veterans Day, Nov.

Staff Sgt. Ray Nealon watches as Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Jache pours water on her dolphin to keep him cool prior to transporting him from a C-17 Globemaster from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to a C-17 from Hickam AFB, Hawaii, Nov.

The American Red Cross office in Afghanistan is a popular place. So popular, in fact, that they were running out of room.

Tech. Sgt. Brian Watts, a public health craftsman in the 15th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron, explains to Lt.

The Hickam Honor Guard awaits the arrival of the Pacific Air Chiefs Oct. 24 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

6. Lt. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the 13th Air Force commander here, addressed senior air force officers from more than 30 nations at the People's Liberation Army Air Force's International Forum on Peace and Development.

Along with integrity first and service before self, it is intended to guide every one of our actions whether we're in the cockpit, on the flightline, at the military personnel flight counter or in a medical clinic.

Gen. Steve Ritchie and former Navy corpsman and Honolulu Advertiser publisher Lee Webber.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan a ' No doubt there is a family housing surplus on base. Towering apartment buildings sit practically empty and a $232 million basewide housing renovation project is being scaled back due to a declining population in recent years as military units have been relocated.

Julie Zouzounis was 7 years old the day in 1972 she answered the door to a group of uniformed military men who came to report that her dad was missing in action.

YEPSEN Air Force Capt. Erika A. Yepsen has deployed to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. David Aymat refuels an LC-130 Hercules at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Oct.

An EADS A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport destined for the Royal Australian Air Force touched down at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware on October 29 for a stopover on its journey from Australia to Spain.

Even as the Air Force prepares to toughen physical fitness standards for airmen, it's proposing to do away with mandatory physical training.

An Indian air force medic provides emergency response on a mannequin patient during a U.S. Air Force medical demonstration as part of exercise Cope India Oct.

U. S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Hawaii members perform for grades 3-6 at Kaleiopuu Elementary School in Waipahu, Hawaii, Oct 22 as part of Red Ribbon Week which is a program aimed at reinforcing children's decisions to stay away from drugs and make positive decisions in life.

16 to tour the base, the 15th Comptroller Squadron, and interact with DFAS customers here in the Pacific.