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  • Misawa lights up the holidays with tradition

    More than 175 American and Japanese dignitaries and family members attended the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2014. Families enjoyed live entertainment, squadron holiday card contest and lighting of the tree, a tradition dating back to Dec. 4, 1980. The First

  • Misawa NCO creates charity for children's hospitals

    What initially started out as one Airman's idea to raise funds for hospitalized military children quickly turned into a video game charity stretching across 6,000 miles.Tech. Sgt. Clayton Holcomb, 35th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of infrastructure, created "Operation Game Drop" to collect

  • This Month in 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base History: December

    December is always a festive season at Misawa Air Base, and since 1945, U.S. military forces at Misawa have welcomed Christmas with celebration and cheer.  December is generally the month of the first snow at Misawa, and a white Christmas is almost guaranteed at the world's snowiest U.S. military

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool,  designed to provide Microsoft Outlook e-mail users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information, is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5."I can't overstate the operational

  • USFJ revises liberty policy

    After conducting a careful and thorough liberty policy review across military installations in Japan, the Commander, U.S. Forces, Japan put into effect a revised liberty policy for all service members in the country. Beginning Dec. 9, curfew for all service members in ranks of E-5 and below,

  • Thankful for the Word

    Earlier this week, the Protestant Parish of the Misawa Air Base Chapel hosted a Bible reading event called Thankful for the Word. Volunteers from the Chapel, off base churches, and throughout the Misawa Community signed up for a one-hour time slot to collectively read through the Bible aloud, cover

  • JASDF officers immerse themselves in MSG experience

    Officers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited Misawa Air Base for an immersion tour hosted by the 35th Mission Support Group. The group was taken to various facilities including the 35th Civil Engineering Squadron, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the Grissom Dining Facility to see how