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  • Japanese Paralympic athlete showcases hope for Misawa children

    “When I was in the accident, I thought I lost everything.”Those were the impactful words Shinji Negi, Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center project director, shared with the children he visited at the Lunney Youth Center here, June 28. Negi visited Misawa City, Japan, to host the "Challenge

  • Law school program creates JAGs from AF officers

    If anyone ever told you, “you should be a lawyer,” now’s your chance to start planning. Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program will be accepted from Nov. 1, 2016 through Feb. 10, 2017.  Interested officers are encouraged to compete.  Note, however, that there

  • Maintenance Airman powers Misawa SEAD mission

    During an early afternoon, a soft warm breeze skirted across a flightline empty of the roar of F-16 Fighting Falcons preparing for another flight. In its place, tools clanking against metal echoed in the depths of a hangar. A crew chief worked diligently solving the most recent maintenance challenge

  • Misawa civil engineers construct from the ground up

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victor Blake, a structural journeyman with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts blocks of wood during the renovation of the Arts and Crafts Center at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2016. Blake and other structures Airmen have been working on this project to

  • Lasting partnership: USAF, JASDF commanders share bilateral experience

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Hideya Oyama, the life support superintendent of the 3rd Fighter Squadron, adjusts U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Sundvall’s (left), the commander of the 35th Fighter Wing, life support vest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 22, 2016. Sundvall was invited to fly

  • Wild Weasel of the Week: Senior Airman Spencer Meister

    Each week a member of the 35th Fighter Wing is selected as the Wild Weasel of the Week. This individual is recognized by a different unit each week based on superior performance, outstanding work ethic, and overall good conduct and discipline.The 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron chose Senior

  • Basketball bolsters bilateral bonds

    Sports provide a forum for people of different backgrounds and cultures to come together and take part in a shared interest.   The Misawa Jets basketball team fostered such a connection when they held a summer basketball camp with the Japan Railway East Akita Peckers team to strengthen bilateral