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  • Planting trees for a better tomorrow

    More than 200 people from Misawa Air Base and the local community worked together to plant approximately 1,400 Japanese Black Pine trees during the 3rd Annual Coastal Shore Belt Reconstruction Forest Project near Itsukawame, Japan, Oct. 25, 2014. The event was led by the Aomori Prefecture's

  • Airmen bring smiles to orphaned children

    Fifteen Airmen from Misawa's First Four Organization visited more than 25 orphaned children at the Biko-en Children's Care House in Shichinohe, Japan, Oct. 18.The organization made the 14-mile trip to the orphanage to donate school supplies to the elementary-aged children at the care house. The

  • JAG announces law school programs

    Officers interested in applying for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program may do so between Jan. 1 through Feb. 15. However, there are several prerequisites that must be completed now in order to apply for either program."Air Force missions are constantly changing, and

  • Exchange changes policy for holidays

    To make gift giving easier, the Army & Air Force Exchange service is extending its return policy for items purchased from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24. The Misawa Exchange's standard policy allows returns up to 15 to 90 days of purchase with a sales receipt.  The holiday return/exchange policy extends these

  • Why I Wear the Uniform: A1C Ryan Colby

    You can tell a lot about a person by looking at just their shoes. Some people wear the newest style or limited edition. Others just simply wear what they can afford or manage to get by with.My shoes are green, with heavy grease and oil stains, but not from carelessness or not paying attention to

  • General Robinson takes command of PACAF

    Gen. Lori Robinson took command of Pacific Air Forces from Gen. Hawk Carlisle Oct. 16 during a change of command ceremony here.Presiding over the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III praised Carlisle's past accomplishments and expressed confidence in Robinson as the new

  • Iconic 'Elephant Cage' laid to rest

    Demolition of Misawa Air Base's AN/FLR-9 antenna, also known as the "Elephant Cage," began Oct. 15 after nearly 50 years of service.Construction on the iconic antenna began in 1963 and was completed in 1965 at a cost of $3.3 million.While operational, the antenna could intercept and directionally