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  • Airman found guilty at court-martial

    On 25 May 2011, a Special Court-Martial convened at Misawa Air Base and found Airman First Class Javier Padilla, Jr., 35th Security Forces Squadron, guilty of attempted larceny, larceny, and making a false official statement. The court sentenced Padilla to six months of confinement, a reduction to

  • Medical services improve with arrival of new machine

    The 35th Medical Group Diagnostic Imaging Department can now offer their patients more comprehensive service thanks to the arrival of a new CT scanner, a first for the department. The $1.1 million CT scanner project has been in development for approximately 18 months and represents a major increase

  • Misawa Air Base remembers the Fallen

    On May 26, an audience of more than 300 servicemembers, their families, veterans and Japan Air Self-Defense Force paid tribute to fallen servicemembers in a special Memorial Day retreat ceremony outside the 35th Figther Wing headquarters building."Memorial Day is about reconciliation and

  • Misawa has "Much Ado About Nothing"

    For the first time since the March 11 earthquake, the Mokuteki Community Center opened its doors for entertainment May 20 with a performance of "Much Ado About Nothing." The International Theater Company London from Munich, Germany, started entertaining Misawa residents last year with their

  • Powerful words about power

    Misawa Air Base is changing the culture on how residents perceive energy conservation. Residents should take a look around and ask themselves some simple questions -- What's on that doesn't need to be? Is water dripping from the faucet? Is this a good time to do laundry or run the dishwasher?Base