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  • Officials seek 10 enlisted for AFIT degree program

    Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering 10 noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ten NCOs from around the Air Force will be selected in February to attend the

  • Misawa AB Airman receives Combat Action Medal

    Although impossible to compensate servicememers for the physical pain, mental anguish and heartache often suffered while in the field, receiving the Air Force Combat Action Medal is a milestone in any Airman's career. Special Agent Askia Cochran of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations

  • Town patrol promotes good ambassadorship

    When Department of Defense members and their families are assigned to locations in foreign countries it becomes extremely important for them to be good ambassadors in the community in which they live. Japan is no exception. One program which helps to ensure members of Misawa Air Base are being good

  • NORAD prepares for 50th year tracking Santa

    Among North American Aerospace Command's diverse and challenging missions, none is more gratifying -- or as downright fun -- as tracking Santa Claus each year for children around the world, the NORAD commander said this week. "It is the most wonderful experience you can ever imagine to talk to

  • DOD announces change to 2009-2010 kindergarten program

    The entrance birth date for the Department of Defense Education Activity Kindergarten Program will change from Oct. 31 to Sept. 1, DODEA officials announced recently. The change means a child must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten. This aligns DODEA with national trends as well as

  • Officials streamline overseas outprocessing guidelines

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here recently introduced a new initiative that will streamline final processing for Airmen retiring or separating from overseas areas. With this change, additional travel to a separation processing base, or SPB, is no longer required. The new procedure is part of