Misawa City hosts multi-lateral disaster exercise

Misawa Air Base servicemembers participated with both Japan Self-Defense Force and Misawa City agencies in a disaster preparedness exercise Oct. 5 at the Misawa City port. During the exercise, the groups worked together to respond to a mock earthquake and tsunami. "The exercise provided an

PACAF command chief visits Misawa

Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop, Pacific Air Forces command chief master sergeant, visited here Oct. 6 and 7. While here, Chief Bishop took the opportunity to speak with members around the base, including those attending Airman Leadership School and the First Term Airman Center. He discussed the

MOSC seeks bazaar volunteers

An event many shoppers look forward to is the Misawa Far East Bazaar which is held twice a year and provides patrons with an opportunity to find items from throughout the Pacific. The bazaar, sponsored by the Misawa Officers' Spouses' Club, depends on donations and volunteers from the Misawa

Troop talkin'

Annual base CFC starts

Misawa's 2008 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Oct. 1 granting base members an opportunity to contribute to one or more of several hundred charitable organizations through Dec. 1. "The CFC consolidates all charitable solicitations into one campaign, once a year, lowering solicitation costs for

Getting the 'runaround'

DOD officials move toward civilian expeditionary capability

Defense Department officials are moving forward with setting up a global expeditionary force for civilian employees, a senior Pentagon personnel official said Sept. 30. Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of defense for civilian personnel policy, said operations in Iraq and Afghanistan pointed