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  • From downhearted to guiding spirit

    Feeling stressed, with his face puffy and eyes red from crying, he felt his dreams had been crushed.All he ever wanted as a kid was to follow in his father's footsteps and become a firefighter.At only 17 years old, Daniel Robinson felt the anxiety and pressure of Air Force basic military training

  • Ambassador Kennedy visits Misawa

    U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited U.S. military and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force members at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 11.As part of her first visit to the Aomori Prefecture, Kennedy stopped at Misawa to understand the role it plays as the only bilateral, joint-service air base

  • Why I Wear the Uniform: Airman Chrystal Tullis

    "In WWII, Adrian Godfrey served as a radio operator for the 13th Armored Division in the Army using Morse code to communicate across the units. After coming within 15 miles of Berlin, the 13th Division was ordered south into Bavaria where they freed five concentration camps, five Stalags (prisoner

  • Diamond in the rough: Airman’s recovery from a haunted past

    Growing up, many of his childhood nights were spent staring through a gaping hole in his bedroom ceiling. He didn't know how it got there, but sometimes it served as a pleasant escape from the surrounding chaos. It gave access to the wide open Oklahoma sky and he positioned his mattress in the

  • Japanese and U.S. strengthen 'blood ties' through blood drive

    Members from the Japanese Red Cross and 35th Medical Group hosted a blood drive at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2015. After a five-year absence, the Japanese Red Cross returned to collect donations from willing participants of the Misawa AB community. During the day, patients signed in and

  • Hypoxia training ensures symptom familiarization

    For pilots, flying has the possibility of turning into a life-or-death situation. Soaring at 10,000 feet or higher can produce hypoxia, a condition caused by lack of oxygen reaching the body. Symptoms gradually arise as tingling or warm sensations, lightheadedness, and euphoria, eventually leading

  • Misawa cyber security best in DoD

    Misawa's cyber readiness was rated best in the Department of Defense following a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection that took place May 11-15.The inspection tested the base's internal network, Information Assurance programs, traditional security, vulnerability management, Non-classified Internet