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  • New Pentagon Channel show helps troops get 'Fit for Duty'

    Hosts of a new show coming to the Pentagon Channel want to make troops hurt, sweat and push them to their limits, but most of all the new show aims to ensure members of the U.S. military are "Fit for Duty." "Fitness is as much a part of the military as the uniform," said retired Master Sgt. Jim

  • New scam targeting military spouses

     The American Red Cross has learned about a new scam targeting military families. This scam takes the form of false information to military families as described below: The caller (young-sounding, American accent) calls a military spouse and identifies herself as a representative from the Red Cross.

  • Maintainer receives pin on from pilot spouse in Iraq

    An F-16CJ pilot from Misawa Air Base, Japan, searches the land for suspicious activity. A joint tactical air controller working with an Army convoy calls in for support - the convoy of troops is receiving small arms fire from the side of the road. While the Army counters with mortars, the pilot and

  • Local festival shares American Culture

    Americans here share the festivities of the culture June 2 and 3 outside Misawa's Main Gate. By introducing local people to the American way of life, the bond between U.S. Forces and Japanese nationals is strengthened, according to base officials. "This theme (Diversity in America) allows every

  • Six Airmen receive nonjudical punishments

    An airman with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was charged with Article 86 for failure to go. Punishment consisted of a suspended reduction to the grade of airman basic, forfeitures of $650 pay per month for two months, of which $350 each month was suspended, restriction to the base for 30