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  • Geek Squad "tweaks computers" free of charge

    Having problems with your personal home computer? The Geek Squad is at your service. Just tune in to AM1575 and listen. The Armed Forces Network here has been hosting the Geek Squad show Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to discuss topics dealing with PCs, to include troubleshooting and upgrades, for

  • Survey to assess overseas housing allowance

    Off-base residents are asked to provide input on their overseas housing allowances during a survey running May 4 to June 3. The OHA utility and move in expense survey is conducted every three years to compute and update allowance rates worldwide. All servicemembers who reside in privately leased

  • Airmen, Sailors, Japanese clean up Ship Wreck Beach

    Sailors, Airmen, their families and local Japanese citizens joined together to remove five tons of trash from Momoishi Beach. More than 150 Americans joined 50 Japanese volunteers from the nearby town of Noheji on April 18 in advance of Earth Day. The Momoishi Beach clean up, also known as Ship

  • Smoking ban takes effect at Misawa

    Misawa smokers will now have to brave the elements of nature for their nicotine fix effective May 1. A new policy from the 35th Fighter Wing commander states smoking is prohibited in or around tower housing and dormitories, leaving residents to go to designated smoking areas outside. The move to a

  • Misawa member completes 50 years of service

    June 2009 will mark a major career milestone for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee here. Cecil Hahn, a service support specialist at the Misawa Resident Office, will complete 50 years of federal service -- 40 of them at this key airbase positioned less than 800 miles from North Korea. Mr.