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  • Airmen Adventures: Hirosaki Castle

    "Airmen Adventures" is a six-month long print series to accompany Misawa Air Base's alcohol awareness campaign, "Another Day Wasted?" Each story will detail a young Airman's travels to various cities in Japan with transportation, attraction and cost details. This initiative is implemented in hopes

  • 13 FS returns to Misawa

    Members of the 13th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently returned to Misawa Air Base after a deployment to the Middle East. During the deployment, the 13 FS "Panthers" supported the U.S. Air Forces Central Command by standing ready, engaged and vigilant, and delivered decisive

  • PACAF prepares for Ebola detection and control

    Ebola.  It's all over the news, litters our Facebook feeds and has become a common topic of conversation.  Healthcare workers from a variety of organizations have mobilized to Africa to help fight the disease, and now, some military members have begun to deploy to Liberia to support those

  • PACAF IG assesses Misawa readiness

    The Pacific Air Force's Inspector General Team evaluated the 35th Fighter Wing Commander's Inspection Program under the new Air Force Inspection System Oct. 27 through Nov. 2.Under the CCIP, commanders can shape exercises to identify problem areas within their specific mission sets. These exercises

  • The Ghosts of Misawa

    Military bases are dangerous places, and over the years, Misawa Air Base has experienced its share of dramatic and traumatic deaths.  Parapsychologists and ghost hunters suggest this type of environment is conducive to hauntings, and if you have been at Misawa Air Base for more than a year, chances

  • Planting trees for a better tomorrow

    More than 200 people from Misawa Air Base and the local community worked together to plant approximately 1,400 Japanese Black Pine trees during the 3rd Annual Coastal Shore Belt Reconstruction Forest Project near Itsukawame, Japan, Oct. 25, 2014. The event was led by the Aomori Prefecture's

  • Airmen bring smiles to orphaned children

    Fifteen Airmen from Misawa's First Four Organization visited more than 25 orphaned children at the Biko-en Children's Care House in Shichinohe, Japan, Oct. 18.The organization made the 14-mile trip to the orphanage to donate school supplies to the elementary-aged children at the care house. The