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  • Officials to collect annual road tax

    Officials from the Aomori tax office will be on base April 20-24 to collect road tax from Misawa Air Base drivers. The road tax is an annual tax collected by the prefecture to help maintain the roads. All owners of registered vehicles are required to pay the road tax. This year's road tax payments

  • Misawa defends against sexual assault

    Throughout April, Misawa is honoring sexual assault awareness month with the "My Strength is for Defending" campaign. The theme is intended to highlight the fact that the Department of Defense's mission not only involves national defense, but the defense and safety of the Americans who voluntarily

  • Grand opening of new shoppette approaches

    The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is scheduled to have its first grand opening celebration here since the Misawa Base Exchange opened in 1986, when the doors to the new shoppette open June 1. "Merchandise is ordered," said Anna Iosefo, AAFES general manager, "and we're confirming opening

  • MDG staff completes inspection

    The staff of the 35th Medical Group demonstrated an impressive level of readiness and clinical proficiency during not one, not two, but three inspections conducted here April 6-10. "This has been a very complicated inspection process with more than 1,500 areas examined in an extremely thorough

  • American taiko team brings cultures together through music

    Being stationed overseas can offer unique benefits. Airmen have the opportunity to learn about different cultures and broaden their understanding of the world. Japan holds a particularly long history of culture and tradition to learn from. For the past 10 years, Kazuko Igarashi has worked hard to