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  • Sesame Street educates Misawa children

    The United Services Organizations and Sesame Street teamed up to bring the furry and friendly Muppets to the Misawa Civic Center in Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 10 and 11.Visiting more than 45 overseas military bases, the Muppets performed two different shows depicting military life and the stressors

  • Aomori basketball stars experience Wild Weasel mission

    As part of a bilateral community relations event, the 35th Operations Group hosted the Aomori WATS professional basketball team for a tour here, Aug. 5.Eugene Scott, 35 OG executive assistant, developed a relationship with the team through family ties and served as the players' guide to the mission

  • COMPACAF visits Misawa's Wild Weasels

    MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Gen. Lori Robinson, commander of Pacific Air Forces, met with 35th Fighter Wing Airmen and local city officials during a visit here Aug. 4-6.This was Robinson's first trip to Misawa since becoming COMPACAF, and she took the opportunity to meet with Airmen, families and

  • Separated by life, reunited by the Blue

    Shaking with excitement, Andrzej Pankowski struggled to stay awake into the early hours of the night, just to contact his older brother Jarek, located half-way across the world in northern Japan.His phone call was met with both disbelief and reciprocated excitement.Separated for nearly 10 years with

  • Building smiles: Ammo hosts children's visit

    Airmen from the 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight welcomed 45 children from the Shichinohe Children's Home to an afternoon of fun-filled activities here, July 25.Organized by Staff Sgt. Dominic Gauna, 35th MXS NCO in charge of munitions flight plans and scheduling, the three-hour event was

  • Misawa crew chiefs work into the night

    Working amongst the glow of blue flightline lights, a crew chief hastily examines an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The aircraft has just landed after a one-hour flight above Misawa, but Staff Sgt. Cody Puente's job has just begun. In order to prepare the jet for its next flight, he inspects compartments,

  • Air Force enacts CDC and WAPS testing changes

    Misawa Airmen studying for career development and promotion opportunities will begin to receive study materials solely online by Oct. 1, 2017.Although the electronic delivery of Career Development Course volumes and Weighted Airman Promotion System study references have been in place for several