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  • Jay Leno trades desk for stand-up gig with troops, families

    Tour for the Troops brings Leno to baseThousands of service members, their families and friends filled the Buckner Physical Fitness Center Saturday night to attend part of Jay Leno's Tour for the Troops, sponsored by the Air Force Reserve.Leno finished taping the "Tonight Show" Friday afternoon,

  • Rage City delivers roller-derby mayhem

    When an average person thinks of roller derby, perhaps images are conjured up of a woman wearing a viking helmet, throwing an elbow to brutally catapult an adversary over a banked-track rail into a bewildered crowd.Jennifer Schober is a contractor working in the 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron at

  • RQ-4 Gobal Hawk completes inaugural flight

    Team Andersen Airmen made their mark in history Oct. 7 as the RQ-4 Global Hawk successfully took off and landed on the runway here for the first time.The RQ-4 Global Hawk, which arrived Sept. 1, is the only permanently stationed aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base. So far, one of three planned RQ-4s

  • Team Misawa contributes to global cause

    It takes a village to raise a child, and in the case of this year's fundraising campaign, it takes the combined efforts of Team Misawa to gather donations to affect the world. The Combined Federal Campaign is the only authorized solicitation of Federal employees in their work places on behalf of

  • PFAR trains to be mission ready

    Dirt and debris flew everywhere, thrown into the air by the rapid rotating blades of a UH-60 Black Hawk as it hovered to the ground carrying a M119 105 mm howitzer cannon. The Black Hawk released the howitzer and it settled to the ground as Soldiers made a quick exit and ducked for cover until the

  • Energy awareness saves money at work, home

    October is Energy Awareness Month and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's energy team is working a three-pronged plan to reduce energy use, create new energy and change the culture of base energy users.Reduce demandJBER Resource Efficiency Manager Francis Sheridan explained changing demand comes in

  • Where have salutes gone?

    During an Airman Leadership School graduation at a previous assignment, a Navy senior chief just gave a motivating speech to challenge the leaders of tomorrow. This was quickly followed by the introduction of the dead fish.The installation commander gave the Levitow Award and other academic and

  • Sparky the Fire Dog gets promoted

    Few Air Force promotions have taken longer than this one . . . but after 23 years of service to Kadena Air Base, Sparky the Fire Dog is now a non-commissioned officer. "By the power vested in me as authorized by the 18th Wing commander, we are hereby STEP promoting you to the rank of staff

  • Wanted: Energy Vampire Slayers

    There is no better time than October -- Energy Awareness Month -- to talk about vampires. We all have "energy vampires" lurking throughout our homes and offices, and there is never a bad time to pull the plug on these phantom culprits. An energy vampire, or a phantom load, is the energy draw by