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  • Misawa participates in “Day of Reflection”

    Every military member and DoD civilian assigned to Misawa Air Base participated in a "Day of Reflection" Feb. 22. The "Day of Reflection" was ordered for all U.S. bases in Japan by Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, former commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, in response to recent sexual assault

  • Take care of yourself during Healthy Heart Month

    The Health and Wellness Center has plans to take care of Misawa during February's Healthy Heart month. This month's observance is targeted at raising awareness of heart disease and heart related conditions. "Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States," said Ms. Christina Lyon,

  • Command chaplain speaks at National Prayer Breakfast

    Misawa Airmen received inspirational and morale-building words during a National Prayer Breakfast here Feb. 21. The guest speaker for this year's prayer breakfast was Col. Richard Hartwell, the PACAF command chaplain. According to Colonel Hartwell, the National Prayer Breakfast is "intended to

  • Using cell phones as modem can lead to extremely high bills

    Using your cell phone to connect to the Internet can be a very convenient way to stay in touch and stay informed when you are traveling. However in Japan, this can be very costly. There are no flat rate connection fees and the fees associated with internet use are much higher than the fees you may

  • PACAF maintainers recognized for job well done

    There is little doubt that Misawa's maintainers worked hard this past year. In addition to all the work that goes into maintaining the home-station mission and aircraft, the 35th Maintenance Group had to overcome back-to-back deployments and an ORI. In the end, all that hard work paid off for the

  • Misawa welcomes its newest arrival

    Congratulations to the following parents, who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here December 2007 and January 2008. It's a boy! Brandon Pearson, born Dec. 27 to Senior Airman Kyle and Vanessa Pearson. Henry Harris Brusca, born Jan. 10 to Capt. Michael Brusca and Mayfield Williams. It's a

  • Misawa Airman to join elite Thunderbirds

    Exceptional dreams require noteworthy pursuits, and one of Misawa's Airmen learns first hand that no matter how long the chase, some dreams are worth following. Being the first in his family to ever serve in the armed forces gave this F-16 crew chief a limited knowledge of what it meant to be an