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  • 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

  • Misawa Boys and Girls Scouts interact with their Japanese counterparts

    As part of an annual cultural exchange, more than 400 Boys and Girls Scouts from Misawa Air Base and the Japanese community came together for a day of activities and food Oct. 11. The event took place at Edgren High School here, and involved Boys and Girls Scouts from Misawa City, Morioka, Amoroi,

  • Donley officially sworn in as Secretary of the Air Force

    Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates officially swore in Michael B. Donley as the Secretary of the Air Force Oct. 17 at the Air Force Memorial. In his speech, Secretary Donley said he's honored to serve as the senior civilian leader of the Air Force and looks forward to the challenges of the