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  • Misawa pulls off cookie caper

    Volunteers and members of the Misawa community donated more than 20,000 cookies to the base's unaccompanied service members who are unable to spend the holidays with their families. The purpose of this annual event is to provide care and a sense of family to the single and unaccompanied service

  • Misawa welcomes the holiday season

    Misawa Air Base hosted multiple events to celebrate the begining of the holiday season. The annual tree lighting ceremony kicked off the events.  Families enjoyed carols, hot chocolate and admire the hand crafted holiday greeting cards that surround Risner circle. The 21st Annual Bilateral Cultural

  • Enforcers gain speed with Japanese guards

    Members of the 35th Security Forces Squadron and Japanese national civilian guards gained speed in law enforcement proficiency as they worked together to slow things down during traffic control training here Dec. 11.Master Sgt. William Newcomb, 35 SFS training manager, led the first-ever light

  • Crew chiefs dedicated to maintaining pilot safety

    Quiet and reserved, Staff Sgt. Thomas Larson allows his work to do all the talking. Braving the bitter December air, he preps his tools for his jet's return from a training mission. In charge of inspecting the aircraft from the pitot tube to the afterburner, the main responsibility of maintaining

  • Misawa Airmen master the wing change

    Two days of knuckle-breaking work comes down to one single moment as two Airmen stand under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, finding the most comfortable stance to test their strength against its weight.As Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cornell and Airman 1st Class Randall Dennery lay their weight into the

  • Misawans ASIST in time for holidays

    For many, the holidays bring excess - too much shopping, too much food, too many visitors or too much traveling. For the Air Force, it brings too many suicides. Typically, this time of year brings a spike in suicidal ideations with people who are deployed, away from family, single or recently