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  • Roll Call: Ancillary training reduced to 90 minutes

    Air Force leaders have decided to reduce ancillary training to 90 minutes a year. The numerous training briefings Airmen are required to attend annually will be combined into a new "block instruction" plan. Instead of time-consuming briefings on several subjects, training will be arranged so that

  • 4th of July brings friends, family together

    The 4th of July...even saying it out loud makes me feel good and smile! The Middle of the Summer...baseball....hotdogs...ice cream...maybe a Parade or a round of Golf...BUT always ending with FIREWORKS! Yes, the Misawa Airmen will remind me of the sea fog and fireworks sometimes pushed off to Labor

  • Healthy relationships essential part of stress management

    With the wide range of stressors military life can present, every Airman needs a strong support system at work and home in order to accomplish the mission. Stress caused by deployments, increased operations tempo and decreased manning can negatively impact the mission if Airmen feel they have

  • Environment everyone’s concern

    Airmen and civilians alike responsible for Air Force's environmental role The Air Force has long been a champion of environmental responsibility. We're the nation's top customer when it comes to buying green power, that is, energy that comes from environmentally friendly sources. Using renewable

  • Airman's Role Call: Government Travel Card

    In today's increased operations tempo, Airmen are spending more and more time on the road, whether for relocation, training or in support of the Global War on Terror. That's why the Air Force gives members a convenient means of funding official travel through the Government Travel Card program. The

  • Vehicle security helps combat terrorism

    You're on your way home after a long, hectic day at work and the last mission of the day is a stop at the post office to check mail. It's a quick in-and-out visit, so instead of shutting off the engine and locking the car, you decide to leave it running while dashing inside. How many times have you

  • CSAF's Vector: Wingmen for Life

    One of my top three priorities is developing our Airmen and taking care of them and their families. It's a notion that's deeply rooted in our Air Force culture and heritage. "Taking care of Airmen" means more than just providing them with the training, equipment and quality of life they deserve. It

  • CSAF's Vector: Air Mobility's strategic impact

    On 12 May 1949 the Soviet Union tacitly admitted defeat and lifted its blockade of Berlin, ceding the first major Cold War victory to U.S. air power. Although Airmen would continue to fly Berlin Airlift sorties until 30 September 1949, by December 1948 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin recognized his

  • Memorial Day honors the fallen

    More than a million American service members have died in the wars and conflicts this nation fought since the first colonial soldiers took up arms in 1775 to fight for independence. Every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine who died fighting in these conflicts was someone's son or daughter, father or

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force: Importance of Physical Fitness

    Our mission requires us to be physically fit. Being fit can prove to be the deciding factor between life and death for Airmen and their fellow Wingmen when combat actions require extreme physical exertion. Airmen must constantly hone their physical abilities to withstand and overcome the demanding