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  • 35th Fighter Wing reaches 2012 flying hour quota

    While sitting in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, Capt. Ruben Amezaga, 14th Fighter Squadron C-Flight commander, glanced at the clock as the sun lowered and its pinkish-orange glow signaled the end of another day at Misawa. Unfortunately for Amezaga, it wasn't like any other day. It

  • AF leaders encourage energy savings in latest 'Letter to Airmen'

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" on Sept. 28.As part of Energy Action Month this October, the Air Force's top three leaders

  • One family, one mission, a lifetime of readiness

    "I was riding on a bus watching kids walking home from school when the earthquake hit us," Staff Sgt. Alicia McQuay, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management NCO in charge, reminisces. "One minute, everything's normal, the next minute kids are running around screaming and I'm wondering,

  • Misawa Fire Department Urges Residents to "Have Two Ways Out!"

    Imagine waking up coughing, eyes burning and feeling extremely hot. You open your eyes and see an orange glow coming from outside your room. You become blinded, disoriented and unable to find your way around. The only sounds you hear are your smoke alarm blaring and the crackle of fire.How much time

  • MSOC runs in remembrance of Chief Warrant Officer

    On Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, the Misawa Security Operations Center hosted the first Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Lawter Memorial Run in honor of the late CW4 Lawter, former Intel Oversight Officer at the MSOC, who died from a heart attack at age 50. Lawter, a dedicated runner, frequently ran the