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  • 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

  • Countdown to new EPME deadline

    On May 21, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III deferred the repercussions of failing to complete Enlisted Professional Military Education Distance Learning within one year of enrollment until Jan. 1, 2017. The policy change, which only applies to Airmen notified to enroll in the distance

  • Wild Weasel of the Week: Senior Airman Benjamin Albers

    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 Contracting Squadron chose Senior Airman

  • Blended retirement system training now available

    Online training designed to educate Airmen about the new Blended Retirement System, the Defense Department system with changes on the current military retirement system, is now available via Joint Knowledge Online course number P-US1330. The course is also available to those without a Common Access

  • IDMT, JTAC integrate for RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2

    An individual medical technician deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan, left the usual “comfort” of the clinic June 8 to integrate with battlefield Airmen during RED FLAG 16-2.The IDMT requested to imbed during the exercise to familiarize himself with the mission of the fighter pilots he provides

  • Behind the camera with AFN Misawa

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Candace Harris, a broadcast journalist with American Forces Network Misawa, prepares her camera for a video shoot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 7, 2016. AFN Airmen create weekly video stories to publicize base agencies, events and organizations, which are included in

  • Armament Airmen practice wartime capabilities

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Miles Smith, an armament systems specialist with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects a fin on an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 6, 2016. Smith and his weapons loading team were honing their skills during a