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  • Protecting our people, protects our mission

    “Protecting our people, protects our mission,” is the theme of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.“Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is one of the best ways to push mass messaging about the importance of sexual assault prevention," said 1st Lt. DeAndrea Jones, the

  • Diversity: Lifeblood of Air Superiority

    People are the Air Force's greatest assets and strength. Airmen from all walks of life, experiences, backgrounds and talents make the U.S. Air Force the best in the world.Have you ever imagined what goes into getting an F-16 in the air to accomplish its mission?Well, people are what go into it.

  • Misawa EOD Attends Advanced Training Course

    49th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians perform electronic diagnostics on a hostage improvised explosive device to disarm it during training at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Apr. 7, 2017. The 49th CES EOD flight hosted an advanced electronics diagnostic course with EOD

  • Airman aims high, achieves life dreams

    There are hundreds of thousands of active duty Airmen in the enlisted force; only 85 are accepted into the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program each year.This program is a continuous effort to give the nation's best and brightest enlisted Airmen the opportunity to further excel with

  • A round of a paws for Team Misawa vet clinic

    Pets are considered family for many military members, and when they need care, Misawa residents can take them to the base veterinary clinic for treatments.“A lot of members here have pets and we consider them our family members like we would children,” said U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Smith, the 35th

  • 30th Annual Japan Day glows with Nebuta parade

    Float carriers chant as drums beat loudly, syncing with their inner metronome for the first Nebuta parade held on Misawa Air Base during its 30th Annual Japan Day event, April 7 and 8. Whether residents heard the loud cracks of kendo swords or walked Friendship Boulevard to see the street

  • Five-man team keeps things 20/20

    Two doctors and three technicians at Misawa optometry clinic care for the well-being of more than 11,000 pairs of eyes. The team not only sees an average of 20 patients a day but they are also on-call 24/7 in case of an emergency.The optometry clinic provides active duty military and their families