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  • 35th Civil Engineer Squadron welcomes returning troops

    For a military squadron, there is no better way to bring in a new year than safely bringing home deployed personnel who have been gone for half a year. Nine members of the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron were welcomed home Jan. 7 after a six-month deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq, where they worked

  • Misawa participates in Rice Pounding Ceremony

    Learning the culture and traditions of others is one way of bringing individuals closer together. This is true for members of 35th Fighter Wing leadership, Navy, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force who came together to share the Japanese tradition of making mochi Dec. 17. Usually made into a small,

  • Thunderbirds release 2009 air show schedule

    The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," has announced its 2009 air show schedule. In their 56th season, the Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform more than 73 shows in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Far East. Entering his second season, Lt. Col. Greg Thomas, the team's

  • Balad F-16 pilot gets captain's bars for Christmas

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here got a special present on Christmas Day: a brand-new set of captain's bars. And he got to celebrate it at 14,000 feet. Capt. Kevin Danaher, a native of Crystal River, Fla., joined the Air Force to fly, so it seemed only

  • DOD officials expand eligibility for expeditionary medal

    Department of Defense officials recently expanded the areas of eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. The approved additions are two countries - Morocco and Burkina Faso - and Operation Nomad Shadow, with an initial area of elibibility of Turkey and Northern Iraq. In March