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  • Children release baby salmon into the Oirase River for the 22nd Annual Baby Salmon Release at Shimoda Salmon Park, Japan, March 16, 2019. The baby salmon released during this event were bred from last season’s salmon catch. After living three to five years in the Northern Sea, the fish find their way back to the river to create future generations.

    U.S., Japan families release baby salmon for Earth Day

    Hundreds of American and Japanese families gathered at the Oirase River for the 22nd Annual Baby Salmon Release in Shimoda Salmon Park, Japan, March 16.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron inspect a divergent seal with a flash light, examine an F-16 Fighting Falcon, load 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System and weld parts of an F-16 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, throughout 2017 and 2018. The award highlights the unit which best meets the objective of providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in peacetime and in wartime. Units get evaluated on mission accomplishment, innovative and effective use of maintenance resources and personnel quality of life programs. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)

    Weasel maintainers win big at PACAF

    The 35th Maintenance Squadron won the Pacific Air Forces Maintenance Effectiveness Award by providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in peacetime and in wartime at Misawa Air Base, Japan, from Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018.
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University grand re-opening attendees cut a ribbon to welcome the new university at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2019. A temporary ERAU opened at MAB in 2017 measuring the interest of Team Misawa members. The Misawa education office opened a permanent school house after receiving an exceptional community response to the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)

    Embry-Riddle expands course offerings

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University opened a permanent location at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, expanding their course offerings to the installation. For more information contact Candance Clements, the Misawa Air Base Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univesity assistant campus director, at DSN: 226-2723 or via email, candance.clements@erau.edu
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Williams, a 35th Medical Support Squadron aerospace medical technician, pauses for a photo during a Misawa First Four meeting at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2019. As vice president, Williams demonstrates her leadership and organizational skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)

    Foster kid overcomes adversity, becomes medical Airman, mother

    Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Williams, a 35th Medical Support Squadron aerospace medical technician, shares her story from foster kid to Airman, mentor and raising the Air Force’s next generation. She challenges every service member and parent to believe in themselves.
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    Legal Blotter - February 2019

    The following personnel at Misawa AB were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in the month February of 2019:Nonjudicial Punishments (Article 15):A Staff Sergeant from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron received an Article 15 for failing to maintain proper custody and control of issued firearms and ammunition.  The member
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    USFJ and 5AF commander tours Misawa AB

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, the U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, toured Misawa Air Base, Japan, from Feb 26-28. During his visit he went around the base to see first-hand how Airmen accomplish their unit’s day-to-day mission.Schneider was previously stationed at Misawa as an F-16 instructor pilot and Wing Weapons Flight

  • April 2019 Community Events

    Cherry blossom peaks vary from area to area in Japan. Misawa City, as well as the Aomori Prefecture, feature many local events, offering attendees opportunities to continue building partnerships among their Japanese neighbors.
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