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  • ALS graduates class 08-G

    Airman Leadership School Class 08-G graduated Oct. 23. The award recipients were: John L. Levitow Award: Senior Airman Joshua Generas, 301st Intelligence Squadron Distinguished Graduate and Academic Achievement Award: Senior Airman Stephen Terrell, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Distinguished

  • Air Force officials to establish new nuclear major command

    The Air Force will stand up a new major command specifically to manage its nuclear assets, the service's top official announced Oct. 24. Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said the new command will fold into its ranks thousands of Airmen and all of the Air Force's domestic nuclear capabilities in

  • Chief of staff wraps up Middle East tour at Joint Base Balad

    The Air Force chief of staff finished a visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility with a last stop to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Oct. 25 here. Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley learned about Airmen's accomplishments in theater,

  • Air Force wins EPA energy award

    Air Force officials received an Environment Protection Agency award for leading the federal government in purchasing renewable energy in October in Denver. The Air Force was named the winner of the 2008 Green Power Leadership Award in the Green Power Purchaser category. Air Force officials made an

  • Misawa's top defender passes away

    Maj. Scott Sanford, 37, died Friday at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii after battling cancer for more than 90 days. He was the commander of the 35th Security Forces Squadron from June 2007 until July 2008. He joined the service in 1988 as an enlisted policeman and was commissioned in

  • Oirase Town and Misawa Air Base unite for day of activities

    Forty Japanese and 40 American fifth graders participated in some fun activities Oct. 20, in hopes of learning a little bit more about each other's culture. The 16th Annual Oirase Town (formerly Shimoda) and Misawa Air Base Fifth Grade Children's Cultural Exchange took place once again on Misawa Air