Six days in; life’s already warmer

Throughout the base, six boiler plants are strategically located and manned by Japanese locals at all hours. On Oct. 23, 2012, the employees opened the valves and began distributing steam through the lines on base and the heat has been warming up base resident's homes for the past six days."With the

Tugging their way to strengthened bonds

Prime BEEF exercise hones wartime skills

Military families reunite; pilots return from deployment

Saving money and the environment the hazardous way

Like most large industrial areas, Misawa Air Base produces hazardous waste as a byproduct of its daily activities. Some of the waste produced includes used oil, lead acid batteries and paint. But, where does it all go?Thankfully, the base has an area setup to handle and store hazardous waste;

Let’s ask Miyuki: Going Shopping

Note: "Let's ask Miyuki" is a commentary series by Taneichi Miyuki, Airman and Family Readiness Center multicultural program coordinator, which explains many things servicemembers and civilians may come across while living in Japan. Although I've only worked in the Airman and Family Readiness Center

Switching it up: E&E replaces F-16 harness

During a post-flight inspection, an error was found with the 22 year-old, D-modeled, two-seater F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. A few lights and electrical components weren't doing what they were supposed to, so the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical and environmental flight was called to fix