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  • Volunteers make Christmas very merry, internationally

    Christmas came early to the Misawa area last week. Base volunteers held three separate Christmas parties for more than 130 local Japanese kids and their American counterparts. Members of the Airmen Leadership School Class headed out the gate Dec. 1 to the Oirase North Community Center. As if being

  • Congress authorizes paternity leave

    Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of non-chargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act. The law applies to married, active-duty Airmen. The Airman's wife must have given birth to the child on or after

  • F-22As scheduled to deploy to Japan, Guam

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in January 2009 for approximately three months. Current plans call for 12 of the fighters to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and another 12 to deploy to Andersen Air

  • Misawa to support Red Feather Community Chest Campaign

    The phrase "it is better to give than to receive" is used often during the holiday season, but Misawa Air Base is helping put the notion in play as the Red Feather Community Chest Campaign begins. The campaign, which allows base personnel the chance to give to those in need, runs from Dec. 16 to

  • ALS graduates class 09-A

    Airman Leadership School Class 09-A graduated Dec. 11. The award recipients were: John L. Levitow Award: Senior Airman Emrys Maier, 35th Communications SquadronDistinguished Graduate and Academic Achievement Award: Senior Airman Elder, 35th CS Distinguished Graduate: Senior Airman Devon Sonley,