Stretch, don’t snap

It sounds like a good idea one day, and feels like a bad one the next. With only a handful of weeks of summer left, you're not alone in wanting to get out of the house and make the most of Misawa's weather. "It's not always the nicest weather here, so people want to get out and be active," said

Misawa leaders dive into famous Nebuta Festival

Leaders from Misawa Air Base, Japan, traveled here Aug. 3 to indulge in Japanese culture by taking part in the city's annual Nebuta Festival.Nebuta is recognized as one of Japan's Three Big Fire Festivals, and is designated as a significant intangible folk cultural asset of Japan. At the festival,

A1C Points' dangerous choice pays off

Early on in life, a career choice can be a difficult decision to make. Picking a career can make or break future life goals. What's a future Airman to do?Spending his days in the equipment section, Airman 1st Class Brent Points, inspects, cleans and repairs things from simple tools to advanced

Misawa UCMJ disciplinary actions in June

NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENTThree staff sergeants made false official statements to town patrol after they were questioned as to why they were still off base drinking past curfew. When asked if they had their Military IDs, all three said that they did not. When asked about what ranks they were, they

Internet upgrades to begin this fall

Misawa residents can look forward to faster commercial internet here after a memorandum was signed between the 35th Fighter Wing and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The upgrades are scheduled to take place between Oct. 1 and March 31, 2014, and include the installation of a fiber optic

Ammo ensures Sidewinders ready to strike

140.6 miles of bliss

She can carry on full-fledged conversations in English and Spanish ... and Hebrew, French, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic. She's accomplished more in the amount of years you can count on one hand than many people will attempt in a lifetime. And through it all, her personal apex was just recently