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  • Competing among the best

    At age six she was already on her way to follow in the family tradition of singing.Angela Paraino's devotion to music grew more and more as time passed, spending hours with her aunt practicing vocals on their karaoke machine.But it wasn't until sixth grade when she realized becoming an artist was a

  • 24-hour journey for heroes, father

    He reached his 5th hour of running alone in the still of a dark cold night lit only by streetlights surrounding the track.Twenty five miles down, 75 more to go... Nauseous, tired and consumed by a stomachache, Capt. Michael Gruber, 35th Communications Squadron director of operations, felt his head

  • Stepping Stones: Airman's path to K-9 career

    Face-to-face with an energetic German Sheppard, Senior Airman Alyssa Stamps, 35th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, makes a grab for the ball. Now holding the cherished reward, she chucks it across the yard and the dog stampedes after it. Instead of returning to her with an

  • Air Festival strengthens bonds

    This year's Misawa Air Festival attracted more than 100,000 attendees to witness more than 30 static displays of American, Australian and Japanese aircraft. The festival also included a live musical performance by the Pacific Air Forces Band Pacific Trends, local and American-style foods, and aerial

  • Misawa All Stars take on Aomori Wats

    An exhibition basketball game between the Misawa All Stars and Aomori Wats took place at the Misawa Air Base Potter Fitness Center, Sept. 6.These games are part of a program initiated to provide both teams with an advantage through scrimmaging before their upcoming season. Players from Misawa AB,

  • CES makes way for BUFF

    To make way for the arrival of one of the biggest aircraft attractions of the 2015 Misawa Air Festival, the B-52H Stratofortress, U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force civil engineers temporarily removed a number of edge-way lights on the base's flightline, Sept. 11.Despite a rainy and

  • Misawa pilots evade capture during CST

     A combat survival training exercise was held at Draughon Range, Sept. 9, 2015.The exercise was designed to train 35th Fighter Wing pilots how to avoid capture by enemy forces if they ever find themselves egressed on the frontline."For pilots, it is a requirement for them to be combat mission