1. The Air Force announced Nov. 26 that the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena AB, Japan, has earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor for its "exceptionally meritorious service" from Oct. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2008. 2. Air Combat Command said Nov. 21 that Minot AFB, N.D., is the "preferred location" to host the new operational B-52 bomber squadron that the Air Force intends to establish by late 2009 or early 2010. 3. A combination of pilot missteps and aircraft anomalies caused the crash of a two-seat F-15D fighter in July 2008, during a Red Flag training exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., Air Combat Command said Nov. 24. The crash killed lead pilot Lt. Col. Thomas Bouley.
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