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  • New Misawa City mayor tours base first time in 67 years

    After 67 years of living next door, the newest mayor of Misawa set foot on Misawa Air Base for the first time July 26. Mr. Kazumasa Taneichi, the new Misawa City mayor, received a tour of the flightline, fire station, new dorms, and Grissom Dining Facility. He was even treated to a seat in the

  • Misawa Airman first E-4 to graduate weapons course

    In June, an Airman from Misawa Air Base became the first senior airman in the Air Force to graduate from the Advanced Weapons Director Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Senior Airman Jacob Henry, 610th Air Control Flight weapons director attended this course, which has historically been attended

  • New evaluation forms for some Airmen begins Aug. 1

    In July, Air Force officials announced the new changes to the officer and enlisted evaluation forms. "The changes to the evaluation system were long overdue," said Maj. Brian Schooley, 35th Mission Support Squadron commander. "One of the huge benefits of the new evaluations is the electronic

  • Misawa hosts visiting F-15s for war games

    The 14th Fighter Squadron has taken the saying, "When the cat's away ..." to the next level in the absence of Misawa's Panther Squadron. Members here joined with a team of pilots from the 67th Fighter Squadron, out of Kadena Air Base Japan, to play in a unique aerial combat exercise Seikan War,

  • Misawa Air Base, hub for P-3 Maintenance and Special Inspections

    The Navy makes up a small portion of the service member population at Misawa Air Base, and an even smaller group of Sailors work for the P-3 Orion Maintenance Squadron. Even though their numbers are few, the work these Sailors perform is vital to keeping P-3's up and running. There's usually only