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  • Misawa's pharmacy prescribes the secret for success

    Assisting more than 10,000 beneficiaries and filling approximately 200 prescriptions daily, members of the 35th Medical Support Squadron's pharmacy flight ensure Misawa Airmen and families are healthy and knowledgeable when it comes to the use of prescribed medicine. When an order comes in from a

  • AGE upkeeps maintenance equipment

    Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment flight conducted inspections and repairs on equipment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 17. Along with transporting equipment like hydraulic test stands, air compressors and generator sets to locations across the flightline, the

  • From downhearted to guiding spirit

    Feeling stressed, with his face puffy and eyes red from crying, he felt his dreams had been crushed.All he ever wanted as a kid was to follow in his father's footsteps and become a firefighter.At only 17 years old, Daniel Robinson felt the anxiety and pressure of Air Force basic military training

  • Ambassador Kennedy visits Misawa

    U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited U.S. military and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force members at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 11.As part of her first visit to the Aomori Prefecture, Kennedy stopped at Misawa to understand the role it plays as the only bilateral, joint-service air base

  • Why I Wear the Uniform: Airman Chrystal Tullis

    "In WWII, Adrian Godfrey served as a radio operator for the 13th Armored Division in the Army using Morse code to communicate across the units. After coming within 15 miles of Berlin, the 13th Division was ordered south into Bavaria where they freed five concentration camps, five Stalags (prisoner

  • Diamond in the rough: Airman’s recovery from a haunted past

    Growing up, many of his childhood nights were spent staring through a gaping hole in his bedroom ceiling. He didn't know how it got there, but sometimes it served as a pleasant escape from the surrounding chaos. It gave access to the wide open Oklahoma sky and he positioned his mattress in the

  • Japanese and U.S. strengthen 'blood ties' through blood drive

    Members from the Japanese Red Cross and 35th Medical Group hosted a blood drive at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2015. After a five-year absence, the Japanese Red Cross returned to collect donations from willing participants of the Misawa AB community. During the day, patients signed in and