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  • Be a quitter! The HAWC can help

    Tobacco users finding the trials of quitting their habits overbearing can find support and guidance from the Health and Wellness Center's tobacco cessation class in time for the nation's Great American Smoke Out Nov. 20. Whether it's for better health, being a role model or a myriad of other good

  • Yokota celebrates Veterans Day with two ceremonies

    The base honored U.S. veterans Nov.11 with two ceremonies, one sponsored by the Yokota chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the other by American Legion Post 2222. "Veterans day is a national holiday where the base and nation takes time to commemorate the 3.5-million veterans and to honor

  • 82nd RS soars through LSET

    The Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team from Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va., visited Kadena Air Base to inspect the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron maintenance organizations Nov. 3 through 7. The inspection is conducted once every two years, and evaluators look

  • PACAF Senior Enlisted Aide Best in Air Force

    The senior enlisted aide to the commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) was recently named the Air Force's Enlisted Aide of the Year for the senior-aide category for 2008 and the Air Force's nominee for the Inter-Service Enlisted Aide of the Year competition. As the senior enlisted aide to Gen.

  • 354 FW, 168 ARW join forces during exercise

    The combined operational readiness exercise between the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Air combat Wing began Nov. 1 and ended Nov. 5, with both wings working in conjunction to prove they are ready, mobile and prepared to execute operations. Wing forces were recalled the morning of Nov. 1,

  • U.S., Australian team conducts medical movement in Antarctica

    A combined U.S. and Australian team successfully evacuated an Australian civilian in Antarctica to a hospital in Hobart, Australia, Nov. 5. The seriously injured patient was part of an Australian Antarctic Division contingent conducting scientific research at Davis Station, Antarctica. He is

  • Misawa pilots receive Mackay Trophy

    Four Misawa F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots were awarded the Mackay Trophy at the National Aeronautic Association Fall Awards Banquet in the nation's capital Nov. 3. The award honors the "most meritorious flight of the year" by an Air Force person, persons or organization. This year's recipients were: