Northern Edge 2009

Airman 1st Class Justin Hamby, 2nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, runs toward a B-52 Stratofortress bomber after it lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-52, deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., returned here after particpating in Northern Edge 2009, an exercise that focuses on tactical-level execution of U.S. Pacific Command training objectives in a joint environment, June 15-26. The B-52 bombers are here in support of the U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

Northern Edge 2009

One of three B-52 Stratofortress bombers, from the 2nd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-52, deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., returned here after participating in Northern Edge 2009, an exercise that focuses on tactical-level execution of U.S. Pacific Command training objectives in a joint environment, June 15 through 26. The B-52 bombers are here in support of the U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

Animals cared for at 'Pacific Angel 08'

KAMPONG CHAM PROVINCE, Cambodia – Lieutenant Colonel Mary Brown a Public Health Veterinarian and Individual Mobilization Augmentee assigned to U.S. Northern command, inoculates a dog of local breed for rabies. A team of three U.S. total force Veterinarians travel to a new location in the province each day of Operation ‘Pacific Angel 01-08’, a joint/combined 13th Air Force-led humanitarian assistance operation May 25 - 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)

Animals cared for at 'Pacific Angel 08'

KAMPONG CHAM PROVINCE, Cambodia – Villagers at Kos Ta Phen a rural village five kilometers off the paved road in Kampong Cham Province wait patiently for there dogs to be vaccinated for rabies and treated for worms from the Veterinary staff of Pacific Angel. A team of three U.S. total force Veterinarians travel to a new location in the province each day of Operation ‘Pacific Angel 01-08’, a joint/combined 13th Air Force-led humanitarian assistance operation May 25 - 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)

Animals cared for at 'Pacific Angel 08'

KAMPONG CHAM PROVINCE, Cambodia – Local villagers are herding their cattle into a staging area for vaccinations at Kos Ta Phen a rural village five kilometers off the paved road in Kampong Cham Province. The breed of Asian Brahman cattle here are used mostly as working animals. A team of three U.S. total force Veterinarians travel to a new location in the province each day of Operation ‘Pacific Angel 01-08’, a joint/combined 13th Air Force-led humanitarian assistance operation May 25 - 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)

U.S. medical mission provides aid to Cambodians

KAMPONG CHHNANG PROVINCE, Cambodia – A young Cambodian boy is being checked out for complaints of breathing trouble by Major Nisha Money, a preventive health physician from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Andrews AFB. A 13th Air Force led total force team of Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard members are working with doctors from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, Cambodian dental students and other non-governmental organizations during Pacific Angel 08 May 25 – 29 to provide cost free medical care to the people of Cambodia at three different operating locations. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint/combined multi-national humanitarian assistance operation conducted in the Pacific area of responsibility in support USCDRPACOM capacity-building efforts. Participating services include the Active, Reserve and National Guard components of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)