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Sonja John Johnson III | 94th Army Air and Missilessile DefenseDefense CommandComm trate each mission with more Kahawaii, 154th Logistics spots blamed 15th Wing Public Affairs FORT SHAFTER — Twice a day, every day, Soldiers raise and lower the flag, here, but on Jan.than 1, 2013, 90 aircraft,junior and over senior a dozennoncommissionedReadiness officers Squadron; from the 94th Staff Army Air and Missile Defense Commandmand ccarriedarried outout thisth time-honored tradition to welcome in the new year so that their junior Soldiers could spendairframes the morning and with five theirdifferent families. Sgt. Greg Myers, 154th A total force team com- countries.” Maintenance Group; Staff prised of F-22 Raptors, active “While we had our fair Sgt. Logan Stelle, 15th duty and Hawaii Air share of learning points, Aircraft Maintenance National Guard personnel there’s some satisfaction in Squadron; Senior Airman successfully completed the knowing that with those Sean Lum, 154th Wing; and Hawaiian Raptors first over- lessons learned, we are able Senior Airman Edward for Ala Moana Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi| Hawaii Marine water deployment when they to assemble a very Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and members of the Singapore Armed Forces prepare for special purpose insertionSiaosi, and extraction 199 FS. rigging during Exercise Sandfisher returned Feb. 2 from Red2013 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Tuesday. The purpose of the operation was to strengthen tacticsformidable in amphibious and lethal procedures joint andMaster combat Sgt. diving Carlos for Diaz, both nations while building Flag 13-2 at Nellis Air Forcetheir military partnership. Unit members performed surface swims, small craft maneuvers, and SPIEforce rigging. product at the end of 154th Operations Support Base, Nev. the day,” he said. Squadron received an honor- “To the Hawaiian Raptors, After successfully complet- able mention. this Red Flag deployment ing Red Flag 13-2, the had significant meaning,”Recon Marines, SingaporeanHawaii Raptors are on the (Top) Col. JohnSpecial Roscoe, crime surge said Lt. Col. Mark Ladtkow, fast track for real world 15th Wing commander, along 199th Fighter Squadron deployments to the area of with Brig. Gen. Braden Sakai, (FS) commander. “This was responsibility in the not- 154th Wing, Hawaii Air the first full-scale deploy-ForcesUSARPAC conduct details Year training in Reviewso-distant future. in NationalHawaii Guard, commander ment from the state of Red Flag Securityand his wife, welcome Tech.measuress inin U.S. ARMY-PACIFIC by USARPAC and a different partner nation each By Marcie Kagawa KEEAUMOKU-AREA Hawaii in the F-22 Raptor.Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi amphibious procedures and combat porean divers.1 3 - 2 Sgt. JayStallion Nishimura, helicopter. 154th The aircraft hovered Public Affairs Office year. This was the third time Australia has host- It was a true testamentMarine to Corps Base Hawaii diving. Unit members performed sur- “The operation is a good opportunityAircraft as the Maintenance unit attached and disconnected [email protected] ed the event since the initial PAMS in Hawaii in STABBINGS our total force initiative FORT SHAFTER – Activitiesface inswims, the Asia-Pacif- small craft maneuvers, and to work with other units that have a lot Squadronfrom the F-22 rope avion- onto the ground. ic region stepped up considerably this year as the 1978. (TFI) as well as our mainte-Reconnaissance Marines from 3rd Re- special purpose insertion and extraction of experience,” he said. ics systemsShortly specialist, after, they conducted he- 1 March 3: One man nance, operations and sup- grams, unit employmentDepartment ofto Defense make refocuses Red Flag on the Pacif- USARPAC held a groundbreaking ceremony placeback from at Red Flagall 13-2 HI schoolsools connaissance Battalion, based in Okina- rigging. The two nations worked together to locasting for the same reason, but the capability and overallic area com-of responsibility.13-2 a success. to inaugurate a new command and control facil- on Feb. 2. A number of recent stab- port personnel.” wa, Japan, dove in and took flight with Every year, the Singaporean divers carry out SPIE rigging and helocasting team now exited from the rear of the stabbed, one hit with Ladtkow said the mission bat capability. America’s ArmyAccording in the Pacific participated to in ity at Fort Shafter. When completed, the facility SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICE ning committee meeting on Jan. 23,” said and recon Marines train together for rehearsals, helping one another prepare aircraft by jumping into the water. The substantiated the crew’smembers“We of the have Singapore been185 working engagements, Armed ForcesLadtkow, 14 bilateral exercises and 10 will consolidate command and control func- Child,Air National Youth Guard and photo School by Services, Wendy Nakasone, Army School Liaison Offi- bings in the Ala Moana area baseball bat three weeks. Over the past eight years, for the exercises by fitting and checking boat, which they also pushed out, was ability to mobilize, generateNavalrelentlessly Diving Unit overduringjoint the Exercise exercises past inSand the region- involving numerous tions replacing 12 separate pre-World War II superi-FamilySr. and Master Morale, Sgt. Kristen Welfare M. Stanley and Recreation cer. “We will discuss this issue at that time. have some residents worried and deploy eight F-22s withfishertwo 2013, years a onbilateral our conversionpartner training nations exercise in the Asia-Pacificthey have region. trained inbuilding both and Singapore temporary trailers.their gear.Most facilitiesTheyor used SPIE performers riggingHONOLULU to pre- — partiallyThe Hawaii inflated State Depart- beforeThe exiting.principals, Theygarrison commander and di- 2 March 15: Two men their associated equipmentheld atfrom Marine the F-15 Corps to theBaseThe F-22,” Hawaii People’s fromLiberation and Army Hawaii. and U.S. Army- were designed as temporary,pare but forincluded have a situation been Capt. in in Robertwhichment a Ice, helicopter of (Left)Education A Hawaii completelySafety, Raptor Security assigned filled and Emer- it withrectorates air once of Emergency the Services and Plans, it’s only going to get worse. and personnel. The F-22sJan. 7Ladtkow to 18. said. “WePacific have conductedthe their years first of Joint preparationStaff Humanitarian Sgt. King and Ritchie,Nowuse more officiallya thanreconnais 70 years. past- can’t the 19thsafely Fighterland and Squadron;patrolgency units Preparednessto need the 154thteam Branch, Wing, hit Hawaiimetthe withwater, Air Hon- a processTraining, known Mobilization as and Security will all be stabbed were employed in highlyAccordingworked hardto the to Assistancerecon make ourleadership, Disastersending Relief hissance tabletop folks team exercise to attendleader in with“crawl, Members3rd walkRecon of US phase”Bn.ARPAC to ofsupported quicklyCapt. themove Marvin cast into Wong, or out 199tholulu of anPoliceNational area. Department Guard,‘soft ducking.’ takesofficials off in from Decem- at this meeting.” “Rule-breaking leads to complex day and night oper-the purposeTFI team of one the to beoperationChendu, emulated China, wasother during to exercises, aand Disaster native while of contin- Kirkland,preparing Wash., saidand the theycrew Hawaii ofGroups the FighterTV ofhit approximately Squadronshow (FS); Tech.eightber to troops,reviewNellis Air security ForceCpl. Base,procedures Jeff Nev., Sanders, dur- for the a reconnaissanceIf parents or students need counseling ser- rule-breaking; law-breaking ations in nearly all of theirbuild throughouttheir military the Air Management Force.”partnership uingExchange by to honeexchanged held their skil tactics,ls in techniquesRaptors to beand combat“Hawaii pro- ready, cladFive-0” inSgt. harnesses,at Kenneth Fort Lopez,were attached Techstate’s publicing toRed aschools. Flag 13-2 on Jan. 23. vices during this time, they should contact the 3 Sunday: One man mission sets and demon-strengtheningIn order both to prepare nations’ for the tacticsthe in Air Combatcedures Simulator,with the highlythe team trained plans Singa toShafter’s lean- rope on historic thatSgt. Palm Markdangled Cir- Gorospe from and a CH-53E Tech. Super See RECON, A-8 Nov. 26-Dec. 1. The meetingCourtesy Leading with Edge law Images enforcement photo by was pertinent school or the DOE for assistance at strated the ability to rede- two-week-long Red Flag paid off. The Hawaii Raptors lessons learned at Redcle Flagand at Sgt.various Scott loca- Haitsuka, all of leads to law-breaking,” said stabbed The 8th Theater Sus- promptedGlenn following Bloore the shooting at the Con- 586-3232. ploy and reconstitute within exercise, Ladtkowtainment said the Commandwere the only unit at Red and training to taketions them on 154thOahu. Aircraft One Maintenancenecticut