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  • Exercise your right to vote

    Starting with the Nov. 2, 2010, general elections, each state must send ballots to its military voters 45 days before the election.That "45-day" mark began Sept. 18.Voters should receive their ballots both by traditional mail and by at least one means of electronic transmission such as e-mail, fax

  • The standard bearer: Son of military policeman featured on CBS Sports

    Standing at 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing just over 300 pounds, Wesley Sau¬vao, son of Army Staff Sgt. Eneriko Sauvao, 793rd Military Police Battalion, might seem conspicuous anywhere else, but not on the collegiate football field.That is unless the younger Sauvao exits the stadium tunnel

  • Shining Light on Energy Awareness Month

    The Federal Government first initiated American Energy Week in 1981 to begin raising awareness; it was extended to a month-long observance for the Department of Energy in 1986. On September 13, 1991, President George Bush proclaimed October as the Energy Awareness Month and DOE conducted aggressive

  • BMETs deliver lifeline to hospital logistics

    Whether it's the beep of a post-op patient's heart rate monitor or the quiet hum of a newborn baby's incubator, 35th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technicians deliver a constant lifeline to the base's patient-mending machinery. "We are responsible for installing, modifying,

  • Yokota, Kadena leaders "lean" together

    Wing Leaders from both Yokota and Kadena Air Bases came together, here September 20 and 21, as part of an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, senior leader's course."AFSO21 is a great opportunity to integrate the numerous tools out there to execute process improvement in the

  • Reserve, Active Duty couple complete African service projects

    Taking a trip during a summer vacation to visit the town where you parents grew up is not all that unusual. For Maj. Jonathan Gration, an active duty pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, and Capt. Julie Gration, a Reservist assigned to the 477th Fighter Group, the trip took them across the

  • 374 AW, Bangladesh Airmen team up for Cope South 2010

    More than 40 Airmen and two C-130 Hercules deployed from the 374th Airlift Wing to team with the Bangladeshi air force for Exercise Cope South 2010 at Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh.During the exercise, the nations' air forces will exchange airlift, airland, and airdrop delivery techniques that will

  • Cope South 2010 underway in Bangladesh

    More than 65 U.S. airmen, along with two C-130H Hercules from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined Bangladesh Air Force airmen and one AN-32 transport aircraft, during exercise Cope South 2010 scheduled through September 23.The U.S. and Bangladesh air forces train together to

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Steven Gardenier

    Unit: 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 35th Aircraft Maintenance UnitDuties: Crew chiefHometown: Cambridge, Wis.Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, playing my bass guitar, drawing and watching moviesFavorite music: I listen to everything.Follow on: UnknownLast good movie you saw: "Grown Ups"Best