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  • 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

  • Balad survival Airmen...critical to mission accomplishment

    As the Air Force values attention to details and safety in everything it does, so do the Airmen of the 322nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's survival equipment shop here. With a cursory glance at a survival shop, it might be mistaken for an alteration shop, with a sewing machine and a variety

  • F-16CJ crashes during takeoff in Iraq, pilot ejects safely

    A U.S. Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon Block 50 assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's 13th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here, crashed during takeoff Sunday. The pilot ejected safely and was transported to the Air Force Theater Hospital, evaluated, and released. He was taking off on a

  • Misawa welcomes its newest members this month

    Misawa welcomes its newest members to their first duty station as latest group of 24 Airmen completes their indoctrination with the First Term Airman's Center July 19. 35th Fighter Wing Airman 1st Class Alma Buduris 301st Intelligence Squadron Airman Nathan Carreon Airman Amanda Parker 35th

  • Airmen cross into Navy blue

    The Philippine segment of Pacific Partnership on the USS Peleliu was completed July 7 with the help of some unlikely "Sailors." Air Force medical professionals joined the four-month humanitarian mission and according to them, have adjusted well to their new nautical working environment. "It's very

  • Air Force streamlines officer, enlisted evaluation forms

    Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its personnel processes. The major part of this effort has been directed at reducing the workload associated with preparing officer and enlisted performance reports while ensuring the evaluation process

  • Latest Roll Call discusses contacting Airmen directly

    This week's Roll Call discusses how the Air Force chief of staff wants to expand on the information receiving process through a direct e-mail program. E-mails from "CSAF@us.af.mil" come directly from Gen. T. Michael Moseley. Airmen are encouraged to discuss these messages with fellow Airmen and