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  • Yokota club takes Tokyo Marathon in stride

    Cloudy skies, strong winds and rain didn't deter more than 90 Yokota Striders Running Club members from enjoying the 3rd Annual Tokyo Marathon on March 22. Club members joined 35,000 other runners over a 26.2-mile course through much of downtown Tokyo in a race considered "a national treasure, "

  • Anthrax vaccinations mandatory for more Airmen

    More Airmen in Pacific Air Forces will be affected by the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program exception to policy signed Dec. 5, 2008 by the Assistant Secretary of Defense. "The extended nature of the immunization schedule necessitates pre-designation of personnel to ensure Air Force personnel most

  • Eielson Airmen journey to Alyeska

    The chapel sponsored a ski trip to Aleyska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska, for 20 unaccompanied Airmen to bond and help build morale here recently. Airmen station at Eielson face a unique challenge--harsh, long winters and little recreational opportunities, which can be especially disheartening if Airmen

  • 90th EFS complete U.S. Homeland Defense exercise

    The 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and associated maintenance and support personnel, completed a Guam air self defense exercise March 10-12 in the skies around Guam. Jungle Shield is an exercise flown here providing Air Force members with invaluable training in air defense tactics, and alert

  • Yokota lab earns prestigious accreditation

    You're in good hands when it comes to the service provided by the 374th Medical Group clinical laboratory, and they have the paper to prove it. The College of American Pathologists awarded an accreditation, based on a recent on-site inspection, to the medical group laboratory. The lab, noted for

  • Airmen simplify with AFSO 21

    Air Force Smart Operations of the 21st Century is enabling some Kadena Airmen to spend more time with family rather than extra hours on the job. The intent of AFSO 21 is to improve operations by simplifying processes, some of which may be already be in place. Additionally, it aims to generate