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  • Misawa physical therapy: Getting bodies back in motion

    When Airmen suffer from illness or injury, motor functions can be adversely compromised creating a need for a trained specialist.Providing services that help restore function, improve mobility and relieve pain, the 35th Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy team works closely with patients to

  • When the bark is as scary as the bite

    As the largest career field in the Air Force, it is the job of security forces squadrons to protect and defend the base. However, the Airmen don’t do it alone as they rely on their four-legged companions: military working dogs. “The [K-9’s] abilities are incredible,” said Tech. Sgt. Juventino

  • Misawa Air Fest 2016: A visual perspective

    The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerial demonstration team performs a split maneuver during Misawa Air Fest 2016 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2016. The Blue Impulse fly the Kawasaki T-4 which is a subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft. The T-4 entered service in 1985 and

  • U.S., Japan jets wow crowds during Misawa Air Fest 2016

    On an early Sunday morning, the base's Friendship Gate opened ushering thousands of excited Japanese nationals through to make their way to the flightline, Sept. 11, for Misawa Air Fest 2016.“We wanted to open Misawa Air Base to the public in partnership with our Japan Air Self-Defense Force allies

  • Misawa reflects during POW/MIA, 9/11 remembrance ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, left, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koji Imaki, right, 3rd Air Wing commander, lay a wreath during the 2016 POW/MIA and 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2016. The wreath was placed in honor of

  • Typhoon Lionrock rocks Misawa, but CE is always ready

    Members of the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron operations section clean up fallen debris at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2016. The 35th CES responded the morning after Typhoon Lionrock to begin clean up around base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. April Quintanilla)