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  • Vietnam, U.S. set to begin Pacific Angel mission

    The United States is scheduled to provide humanitarian assistance in cooperation with local authorities to residents of Can Tho, Vietnam, from May 10 to 17 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2010. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation conducted in the

  • Misawa's Fighting Samurai departs to ROK

    The pilots and maintainers of the 14th Fighter Squadron and the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed to the Republic of Korea this week.Airmen of the 14th FS combined with support from the 35th Maintenance Group deployed in an effort to maintain regional stability in the Asia-Pacific theater and

  • One man's trash...is another man's trash, too

    Ask Tech. Sgt. James Thompson to describe what he does for the Air Force and this is what you'll hear: "I take trash, analyze trash, and tell you how to handle the trash.'"Sergeant Thompson, an analyst with Detachment 3 of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, a tenant unit at Kadena,

  • Elmendorf presented CINC Installation Excellence Award

    Forty-six of Elmendorf 's premier Arctic Warriors traveled to the Pentagon to accept the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence May 5.The award identifies the top installation of each service in the military. It shows that personnel at the installation have done the best

  • A bunch of hustle, bustle

    Being at an installation that houses five types of aircraft, Airmen at Elmendorf know how busy it can get up here. Especially these Airmen assigned to the 3rd Wing Protocol office. After hosting 386 events during the last fiscal year, the protocol office was recognized as one of the busiest in the

  • Misawa cuts heat

    With the warmer temperatures the past several days, Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineering Squadron began turning off heat throughout the base May 4, in an effort to conserve energy and save money. "Turning the heat off in the industrial and administrative areas alone will save about $22,000 each

  • Yokota scout opens a 'Gateway to Reading'

    One local Girl Scout is attempting to accomplish a lifetime goal by helping children at Yokota find time to read.Shannon Lowder, USA Girl Scouts Overseas-Yokota ambassador to Troop 9, is striving to achieve her Girl Scout Gold Award through a program she created called "Gateway to Reading." The Gold