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  • Airmen bring holiday cheer to Japanese youth

    The holidays came early for local Japanese children as Airmen from Misawa volunteered their time and shared Christmas traditions during three separate holiday venues. The 35th Fighter Wing's Focus 5/6, a base organization of non-commissioned officers, helped organize the 19th Annual Oirase/Misawa

  • Pay it forward

    As the year begins and I reflect back on what we here at Misawa have been through last year, I must say I'm extremely proud to be an American, Airman and a Wild Weasel. To me, the thing that sticks out most is how giving we are to those around us. Everywhere I turn I see someone volunteering to help

  • History Minute: The Christmas Truce

    In the summer of 1914, the world went to war. As the nations of Europe marched to the fronts, political leaders told their warriors the war would be over soon. However, as the months ground by, this lie unraveled, and the troops of Germany, Great Britain, France, and Belgium dug into the trenches

  • Never lose sight of what’s important

    A few years ago, I wandered into a lunch line behind a soldier who was clearly having a great day. He was in line with a friend, and he was excited about being released from the hospital. He had apparently been there long enough and was ready to go -- after lunch anyway. As we stood there waiting,

  • Pride

    There is a lot of talk about pride; pride in our country, in our service or in ourselves. We also hear about pride coming before the fall. With all the uses of this word, do you have a good grasp of what it means and how it affects us whether in a negative or positive way? Is it good, bad or both?

  • We are American Veterans

    If you'd have asked me just a few years ago what a veteran looked like, I'd have said a veteran has a long white beard, wears a leather jacket with war patches on it, speaks with a gruff voice, and has firm hands and a surly demeanor. He is someone who has seen the destruction of war, and has lived

  • Customer Service

    Great customer service; what is it, how is defined, and how is it measured? On any given day these can be very tough questions and unfortunately, customers sometimes feel like they received just the opposite. According to Turban et al. (2002), "Customer service is a series of activities designed to

  • Give value to your brand name

    On 20 May 1873, an immigrant by the name of Levi Strauss patented the now world famous jeans worn in almost every country and in every continent on the planet. His brand is known for quality, durability and craftsmanship. Almost 140 years later, we sometimes still ask our spouses where our "Levi's"

  • Goal Setting For Success

    Merriam-Webster defines 'goal' as: the end toward which effort is directed. In his book "5: Where Will You Be Five Years From Today?," Dan Zandra references Dave Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, writing, people who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much over their

  • About Exercises: A Message from the Commander

    The mission of the 35th Fighter Wing is to provide world-wide deployable combat forces, to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific and defend Japan with sustained forward presence, and to provide focused mission support. Operational readiness exercises (OREs) are an important part of our mission