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  • SVMS maintains wing’s ability to throw snow

    According to the story, "35th CES clears the way," published Jan. 22, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron's Snow Control Shop anticipates snowfall of approximately 125 to 200 inches this year; this is enough to bury an F-16 Fighting Falcon. In an effort to keep this from happening, Misawa employs large

  • Computers, jets and generators: specialists make the AMU

    Editor's note: This is part three in a six-part series highlighting the 13th and 14th Aircraft Maintenance Units.Airmen of the 13th and 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit specialist flight at Misawa Air Base work as a team to complete one common mission: to keep F-16 Fighting Falcons in the air.The

  • Drivers of Misawa, it's road tax time

    Aomori Japanese officials are scheduled to collect road taxes from all Status of Forces Agreement members at the base Mokuteki Community Center ballroom from April 23 to 27.Any SOFA member owning a standard size vehicle, small vehicle, motorcycle or moped is responsible for paying the road tax each

  • 2011 Annual Award Winners Announced

    Team Misawa congratulates the 2011 Annual Award Winners. The winners were announced on Feb. 10 at the Annual Awards Banquet.Airman of the YearSenior Airman Destinee Bivins, 35th Operations Support Squadron NCO of the YearStaff Sgt. Christopher Duffy, 373rd Support SquadronSenior NCO of the

  • Voting assistance available at Misawa

    Why is it important to vote in a federal election? When a question like this comes to mind, it can make servicemembers and citizens wonder what impact their individual vote has stacked against many votes that will drive a candidate to win.As history shows, several elections have been won by a margin