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HEY THERE EVERYONE, I'M AIRMAN FIRST CLASS JASMINE
VANDERHEYDEN WITH YOUR LOOK AROUND THE AIR FORCE.
SATURDAY, TWO U-S AIR FORCE B-1B BOMBERS FLEW
SEQUENCED BILATERAL MISSIONS ALONGSIDE
COUNTERPARTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND
JAPANESE AIR FORCES. THE BOMBER MISSION WAS IN
DIRECT RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA LAUNCHING
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES ON JULY 3 AND
JULY 28. THROUGHOUT THE TEN HOUR MISSION, AIRCREWS
PRACTICED INTERCEPT AND FORMATION TRAINING,
IMPROVING THEIR COMBINED CAPABILITIES AND TACTICAL
SKILLS. GENERAL TERRENCE O'SHAUGHNESSY, PACIFIC AIR
FORCES COMMANDER, SAID THE DEMONSTRATION SHOWED THAT
IF CALLED UPON, THE U-S IS READY TO RESPOND WITH
RAPID, LETHAL AND OVERWHELMING FORCE.
EIGHTEEN F-16 AIRCRAFT AND MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY AIRMEN COMPLETED A THREE WEEK FLYING TRAINING
DEPLOYMENT AT R-A-F LAKENHEATH, ENGLAND THIS
WEEK. AIRMEN WORKED ALONGSIDE BRITISH ALLIES
TO ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY, MAINTAIN
JOINT READINESS AND REASSURE THE U-S AIR
FORCES COMMITMENT TO A SAFE AND SECURE EUROPE.
THE TRAINING FULFILLS REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH
AIRCREW AND GROUND SUPPORT PERSONNEL. AIR FORCE
VETERAN AND PRISONER OF WAR SURVIVOR, COLONEL
FREEMAN BRUCE OLMSTEAD WAS LAID TO REST WITH FULL
MILITARY HONORS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY, LAST WEEK. MANY CAME TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS
TO COLONEL OLMSTEAD FOR HIS YEARS OF DEDICATED
SERVICE AND PERSONAL SACRIFICE, INCLUDING
SPENDING MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DAYS AS A PRISONER
OF WAR IN A RUSSIAN PRISON DURING THE COLD WAR.
COLONEL OLMSTEAD WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR,
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AND PURPLE HEART
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THAT'S YOUR LOOK AROUND THE AIR FORCE.