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  • 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

  • Top Air Force chaplain visits Misawa

    The Air Force's top chaplain provided inspirational words during Misawa's National Prayer Luncheon, offering a message of spiritual guidance to service members at the Collocated Club here April 30. Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil R. Richardson, Air Force chief of chaplains, challenged more than 200

  • Third time's a charm for Mrs. Yokota 2010

    Persistence paid off for Mrs. Forence Bigsby as she was named Mrs. Yokota 2010 during her third attempt at the crown.Forence is the wife of Master Sgt. Tracy Bigsby of the American Forces Network-Tokyo. She received the Mrs. Yokota 2010 crown from Heather Fife, Mrs. Yokota 2009, and wife of Maj.