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  • Jiu-jitsu strengthens Misawa's resilience

    Two jiu-jitsu competitors take the floor and bow, signaling the beginning of the match. Upon command, they instantly drop to a crouching position and circle the mat.After quickly analyzing their opponent's stance for an opening, one athlete charges the other and locks him in a hold. With adrenaline

  • Local hero embodies 'kizuna'

    An aged, black-and-white family photo caked with ash and dust drifts atop a stagnant field of water. As it floats along, it is joined by vaguely-shaped debris, soaked to the core - perhaps framework from a house or shed, maybe from a nearby building.For countless miles in every direction, the view

  • Misawa Airmen, Sailors graduate victim advocate course

    Nineteen Airmen and Sailors graduated victim advocates training, Feb. 26, conducted by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, certifying the trainees to lend a helping hand to those who have suffered from sexual assault, harassment or abuse.   The five-day course provided an outline for

  • State of AF: Modernizing for next offset strategy

    Budget plans are poised to keep the Air Force atop of its game, with a new bomber and advanced technology to help Airmen execute a future offset strategy, the head of the service announced at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium Feb. 26."We've got to be forward thinking enough to

  • 35th Civil Engineer Squadron ensures mission success

    Every year Misawa gets struck with heavy snow from mid-November to the end of March, totaling approximately 160 inches, making the base one of the snowiest in the Air Force.Whether you forgot to start your car a few minutes early or you didn't give yourself enough time to get to work, there is one

  • Splashing into spring: Misawa pool reopens

    Just in time for the onset of spring, Misawa's Himberg Pool reopened for families and individuals to enjoy recreational and fitness swimming, March 25.After more than nine months of renovation, the construction project on the facility was completed.For three weeks in September 2014, Airmen from the

  • Chaplain survives aftermath of son’s suicide, spreads awareness

    While enjoying a drive through the rolling Tennessee countryside with his wife, the shrill ring of his cell phone pierced through the tranquility of the moment. Maj. William D. Logan's daughter, Blair, managed to utter, "Zac has done something really bad."Dread and confusion seeped in as she