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  • 35 MDG: Last stop for survival

    In the midst of constant simulated chemical and missile attacks, nearly 50 patients have been rushed to the hospital here this week. Some escaped with lacerations and treatable viruses, others left without limbs and eyesight, and an unfortunate few breathed their final breaths.For all the bad that

  • CONS signs for mission success

    Contracts document a legally-binding agreement of service between two parties, serving as a visible pact that something will or will not be done. For the military, contracts are created with civilian companies to ensure personnel have basic life support needs - food, shelter, water and security;

  • 35 SFS trains for success on deployments

    Raindrops bombard the helmets of Security Forces personnel as they low-crawl, perform patrol movements and make their way across the muddy terrain of Misawa's Camp Defender, a training area for security forces and other field exercises.As part of an Operational Readiness Exercise from Oct. 7-11,

  • Command messages delivered from above

    As everyone drops to the floor to don their mission oriented protective posture gear, a voice resonates across the base, infiltrating work centers and rattling ears.Controlled from a central location at the 35th Fighter Wing Command Post, members here have the important task of informing the base of

  • Maintainers react on the fly

    Every time a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Misawa Air Base, Japan, one crew loyally waits for its return. There's a certain sense of attachment, a feeling of ownership as each jet taxis back into its hangar to meet its crew chief."We're the last ones to see the jet before

  • Finance overcomes adversity while 'deployed'

    Money may not buy happiness, but it can buy a lot of things while at war, and that's why Airmen from the 35th Comptroller Squadron are a vital asset in a deployed environment.Finance Airmen here are in day three during the second phase of an Operational Readiness Exercise and are working around the

  • CE sweeps, cleans after attack

    Sirens break the silence on base as the alarm blares and the announcement "Missiles inbound" goes out. Airmen snap into action, relying on months and months of training to make the right moves to defend and respond to the attack. Once the attack is over and the order "Limited release" is given, the