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  • DUI: You Don't Want to Tell This Story

    Driving under the influence, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, driving drunk; however you decide to say it, the sting of those words hits harder than you know when you have been labeled as "one of those" Airmen. When I left my last duty station en-route to Elmendorf I was labeled as "A perfect OTS candidate"

  • Misawa AB commander named honorary city mayor

    For a few brief hours March 23, the 35th Fighter Wing commander served as honorary Misawa City mayor. Col. David Stilwell was appointed mayor for a day by Misawa City Mayor Kazumasa Taneichi. Additionally, his wife, Jan Stilwell, was appointed ambassador to Misawa City and was presented with

  • Yokota hosts bilateral safety conference

    Forty-two Japanese civilian general aviation pilots landed here March 20 for the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference conducted by the 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office. The MACA conference brought military members together with civilian pilots from all over Japan, to focus on

  • 3rd EMS commander named 2009 Leo Marquez winner

    Lt. Col. Kenyon Bell, 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron commander, was recently named recipient of the 2009 Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Missile and Munitions Maintenance Field Grade Manager award.The colonel said he was very humbled when he had heard the news of his Air Force level accomplishment; this is

  • Buddy Wing: flight of friends

    Kunsan Air Base hosted a Buddy Wing Exercise with their fellow Korean counterparts, March 15-17. The exercise partners U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force pilots so they are able to operate effectively together for possible joint combat actions. "Buddy Wing is a way for us to gain

  • Maintainers get 'SMART' with AFSO21

    Twenty-one Airmen held a week-long training scenario focusing on improving the C-130 isochronal inspection process here March 15.The 'Iso' inspection is a requirement that has recently changed from a 365-day requirement to a to a 450-day interval and one that requires cooperation from numerous shops