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  • 451st ESFS aids force protection in ground attack

    Two members from the Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan, repaired a camera along the perimeter fence line Aug. 3 and in doing so, aided fellow force protection members thwart a ground attack.Staff Sgt. Sarah Aguilar, a security forces specialist and tactical

  • Misawa leaders express gratitude to Hachinohe first responders

    The 35th Fighter Wing commander presented the Hachinohe Coast Guard, Police and Fire Departments with plaques Monday, to show his gratitude for rescuing five Misawa Airmen from dangerous waters at Tanahashi Cove July 24."We have always felt welcomed in the Japanese community as friends, and when a

  • ASACS keeps substance abuse out of classrooms

    It isn't always easy to identify at-risk or substance-abusing adolescents, but if it's ever an issue at Robert D. Edgren High School, Jennifer Gurski, Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Service counselor, steps in. Mrs. Gurski, also a licensed clinical social worker and certified addiction

  • SECDEF puts meat on bones of DOD efficiencies initiative

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is putting meat on the bones of his initiative to reform the way the Pentagon does business and to eliminate duplicative, unnecessary overhead costs.During a Pentagon news conference Aug. 9, Gates said the steps he is taking will help the U.S. military fight the

  • Demo team brings the thunder to Chitose Air Base

    The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a monument of technical precision, finesse and power. The roar of its afterburner draws hundreds of thousands of people to air shows throughout the world each year.On Aug. 8, the nine Airmen of the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team stationed at Misawa Air Base