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  • 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

  • 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