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  • 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

  • Active training preserves life

    BOOM, BOOM, BOOM ... shots rang out in rapid succession as the simulated shooter moved through the halls of Edgren High School here with a shotgun. The giant voice system delivered active shooter warning messages to members across the base as 35th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen navigated past

  • Ship early to avoid going postal

    From mid-November to mid-January, the 35th Communication Squadron's Post Office typically processes 640,000 pounds of mail during the holiday mailing craze.This weight is equivalent to nearly 30 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons."The volume of mail received pretty much quadruples during this time

  • Master of Motivation works out with Misawa

    When the Master of Motivation asked the crowd of about 100 Airmen here if they had ever experienced his creation, nearly every hand shot up in the air. It didn't take long for the remaining few to find out what they were in for. Misawa Airmen showed up to the base fitness center to workout with Tony