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  • Grissom dishes out fuel to fight

    From the steady string of early morning risers entering the dining facility for a piping hot breakfast, to the hustle and bustle of the dinner crowd idly chatting about their day, Staff Sgt. Jessica Baldwin, 35th Force Support Squadron food services shift leader, is constantly alternating between

  • FOD, the elusive enemy of aircraft

    Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing worked together to search maintenance areas, runways and taxiways to locate and remove debris that could potentially cause damage to aircraft here May 6.The main purpose of conducting a Foreign Object Damage walk is to help prevent damage to aircraft, increase

  • Misawa fighter jets break new training barriers

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon's radar warning receiver emits an eerie, distinct pattern as it soars over the Northern Pacific Ocean, moving closer and closer toward hostile territory. The warning tone means one thing -- missiles are inbound. More alert now than ever before, with adrenaline pumping through

  • Misawa command chief bids farewell, eyes future

    Chief Master Sgt. James Laurent, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, is set to wrap up his time here as the highest ranking enlisted member. But for him, it isn't a goodbye; it's more of a "see you later."Laurent's next stop will keep him in Japan for years to come, as he steps in as the command chief

  • Be Prepared, you just never know

    How prepared are you? At any moment a natural disaster, civil unrest or even an enemy attack could put the Island into a chaotic state. Would you want to run the risk of trapping your family in the chaos?On March 11, 2011, an earthquake struck Japan, causing over 15,000 deaths and spreading mass

  • Misawa Air Base saves money, fuel during sequestration

    The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron shut off the steam lines that heat the industrial buildings seven days early as an incentive to potentially save the base over $330,000, April 24, 2013. In the past two years industrial heat was shut off on May 1, but because average temperatures have been warmer