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  • Firefighters receive specialized training

    From burning buildings to the old cat in a tree, firefighters put themselves in compromising situations everyday. Saving life and limb becomes almost second nature for Misawa Air Base firemen whose average workweek is between 72 and 96 hours long. But not all of those hours have to do with fighting

  • Real scenarios, props test reactions during exercise

    Explosions rumble through Misawa Air Base killing and injuring several military members on May 28. While planting his first bomb on base, the terrorist accidentally killed himself in the process. A second bomb intended to kill as many first responders as possible sits 40 feet away, armed and ready

  • COMPACAF message to Airmen

    This week, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates nominated Michael Donley to serve as Secretary of the Air Force, and General Norton Schwartz to serve as Air Force Chief of Staff. As you know, both Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley resigned

  • Typhoon season hits Japan

    June marks the beginning of typhoon season here at Misawa. Tropical storms and typhoons normally develop in the Pacific Ocean during the months of May through December, and strike Japan between June and October. Heavy rains wash out roads and bridges. With wind speeds from 74 to 148 miles per hour,