• Wolf Pack volunteers deliver handmade stockings

    743 boxes postmarked for Jeffrey Fowlkes -- $10,000 in donations.3,000 handmade stockings -- More than 300 volunteers and countless man-hours.Every Kunsan Airman receiving a stocking this Christmas - Priceless.When you receive 743 boxes during the holidays, the post office employees are sure to know

  • Alarm Black - Attack is over, initiate base recovery

    The attack is over. Is it safe to move? To find out, listen to the sky.In Alarm Black, the base Giant Voice will announce "Alarm Black" and whatever Mission-Oriented Protective Posture level we are currently in. There may be some hazards around base such as facility damage, unexploded ordinance, or

  • Thanks to my family

    I would like to take just a moment to thank my family. While my family has been an integral part of my life for over 27 years, I recently realized that I haven't taken the time to appreciate what they have done and continue to do for me. Their support goes far beyond the normal care and feeding.

  • How do you measure morale?

    Morale -what is morale? Many of us in the Air Force use the word morale to talk about "unit morale." Have you ever tried to accurately define the word? Do you know how to measure morale? My interpretation of morale is "self-esteem in action."Airmen are always asking me what I do to keep myself

  • The Airman's Manual -- a lifesaving tool

    So there I was ... The giant voiced announced, "Alarm Black, General Release." I prepared my team, grabbed my Airman's Manual, AFMAN 10-100, and headed out to do my post-attack reconnaissance sweep. After checking the front side of my building, I made the turn to the side and there it was - a

  • COMPACAF extends holiday greetings to PACAF family

    As the holiday season approaches and we start to think about entering into 2011, I offer my heartfelt "thank you" to our entire Pacific Air Forces team and each of our family members. Our continued service in this region and in our deployments throughout the world is vitally important to our nation

  • What it means to serve

    During a recent operational readiness exercise, I was making my rounds checking on my Airmen. In the course of this, I spoke with one of my Korean National employees, and he asked how I was doing. Several days into the exercise, standing in a hot warehouse in Mission Oriented Protective Posture 2

  • I'm Staying Too!

    As I was preparing to write this article I stumbled upon an open letter, "I'm Staying," written by Maj. Gen. Donald Wetekam, the then Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, several years ago. General Wetekam was responding to an "I Quit" letter submitted to the Air Force Times by a

  • Say, See, Study: Key Competencies

    Have you ever walked away from a conversation wondering, "What did he mean and what am I supposed to do now?" How about thinking, "They just don't understand how things are down here, why don't they get it?" If that has happened to you, what do you think the odds are someone has felt the same way

  • Declare war on loneliness

    One word that describes all of us at Kunsan is "separated." We are all separated from somebody or something that gives us comfort: a familiar culture; activities or hobbies that we enjoy; our place of worship; our routine; and most importantly from friends, our spouse, children, parents or other