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  • Keep your focus

    The 35th Fighter Wing just successfully completed our last ORE prior to the Operational Readiness Inspection in march. First of all, I would like to take this time to say thank you for your hard work - your professionalism and dedication to the mission is very apparent. Secondly, I'd like to ask everyone to remain focused. Use this time to

  • Weekly Roll Call: PCS Changes

    As an Airman (whether officer or enlisted), moving you, your family, your pets, your car and all of your household goods from one part of the world to another is very costly. The Air Force pays for these PCS moves thousands of times each year...it really adds up. But sometimes when the Air Force does move an Airman, the cost of the move often

  • Weekly Roll Call 9-15 Feb 2007

    Ancillary Training Week of 9 Feb 07 - 15 Feb 07 The Air Force thinks Airmen need to spend less time on non-job related training Anti-terrorism awareness training; information assurance awareness training; law of armed conflict training; self aid and buddy care training; records management training; DOD homosexual policy training; sexual assault

  • CMSAF Viewpoint: Weekly Roll Call

    Weekly Roll Call I'm extremely proud of the tremendous dedication and sacrifice each of you make everyday to ensure the security of our Nation. Our Air Force is the greatest on this planet because of your professionalism, dedication and ability to get the job done right. America's air, space and cyberspace power is second to none. One way we can

  • Every Airman an ambassador

    Delivering sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America, as well as her global interests, and winning the Global War on Terror are our Air Force's most fundamental objectives. We provide the air, space and cyberspace capabilities necessary for Joint and Coalition forces to execute decisively, interdependently, and dominantly in

  • Transforming Air Force Intelligence, Survelliance and Reconnaissance

    To the Airmen of the United States Air Force As a result of the significant changes within the National Intelligence Community and in response to the 9/11 Commission Report, we are increasing our emphasis on our own intel activities. Our initial steps were to create our own Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (DCS/I) as a 3-star billet and

  • Letter to Airmen: Excellence in all we do

    The new year is upon us and promises to be as challenging as the past year, because a nation at war knows no rest. Our Air Force has been at war for more than 16 years, and we must plan for more. The new year gives us all an opportunity to reflect on our achievements over the past year and set new goals for what we want to accomplish as individual

  • Think safety during the winter season

    Each and every one of you is important to your Misawa leadership and because of that, I want to spend a minute talking about safety. Although we're having a mild winter, everyone needs to remember to pay close attention to driving safety. Give yourself extra stopping distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you, and slow down. When it snows,

  • Fightin' Samurai arrive

    We are set up and actively engaged in Operation Iraqi Freedom. All personnel are healthy and doing well. Our aircraft are also in great shape. We began flying combat operations in support of the coalition ground forces yesterday. And, while we have not expended any ordnance on the insurgents yet, we have already had some success utilizing our
  • BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- An F-16 Block 50 F-16 aircraft sits on the flightline. The 14th Expeditionary Figher Squadron is the first Block 50 F-16 squadron deployed to Iraq. The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing announced the opening of a third assigned fighter squadron in a ceremony here Jan. 16. (Courtesy photo)

    14th EFS commander's update

    I'm the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander with the Fightin' Samurai code-a-phone message for the week of Jan. 22-29. Everyone has begun to settle into the routine and are up to speed on our standard ops here. This week the weather has been pleasant with mainly clear skies and highs in the mid 60s. However, it has rained several mortars.
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