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  • Men affected by breast cancer too

    This year in the United States 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed and 40,460 are expected to die from the disease. Breast cancer continues to be the second most fatal cancer among women, with lung cancer being number one. This is also an opportunity to bring attention to

  • Eielson combines host, tenant wings for ground-breaking ORE

    History was made at Eielson as the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Air Refueling Wing combined efforts for an Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 11-14. The 354th FW, with more than 2,500 active duty Airmen is the host unit at Eielson and the 168th ARW is a tenant unit consisting of more than 500

  • Kadena F-15's net highest mission capable rate in a decade

    Airmen of the 18th Maintenance Group set new standards this year by achieving the highest mission capable rates for the F-15 Eagle in a decade. The 18th MXG achieved a mission capable rate of 81.1 percent in fiscal year 2007, up from 74.5 percent in 2006, and 62.4 percent in 2005. This rate exceeds

  • Spirits begin to soar

    Residents here can soon expect to see more of the distinctive triangular visage marking  America's most advanced bomber. The B-2 Spirits deployed here from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., are scheduled to fly their first sorties this week. "The B-2s are normally deployed in garrison," said Lt. Col.

  • Base Chapel's Gathering Place provides a little piece of home

    After eight months of renovation and expansion, the Gathering Place celebrates its grand reopening in King Hall Dormitory here at noon, Thursday. The Gathering Place is a comfortable alcohol and smoke free home like environment where young Airmen can socialize with their peers, said Chaplain Maj.

  • Misawa Air Base partners with city for disaster exercise

    Sunday, all emergency responders from the city of Misawa and Misawa Air Base responded to an earthquake in Misawa City. Fortunately, it was not a real earthquake, but an actual Disaster Preparation Exercise held at the Ice Arena in Misawa City to prepare first responders in the city and on the base