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  • Next PACAF commander confirmed

    On Nov.16 the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed Lieutenant General Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler's promotion to general and appointment as the next commander of Pacific Air Forces with change of command scheduled for Nov. 30 at Hickam Air Force Base. Lt. Gen. Chandler is currently the Deputy

  • Misawa Warrior of the Week

    Name: Staff Sgt. Estil FieldsUnit: 35th Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance Dock ChiefHometown: Cincinnati, Ohio"Sergeant Fields has been here since October 6, 2005. Since arriving here at Misawa, he has always been one of the individuals JEIM has counted on to keep

  • Tips for traveling with TRICARE

    If your holiday travels will take you outside Japan, be sure to plan for TRICARE coverage while you are away. Before leaving Japan, stop by your TRICARE Service Center for a Travel Card, enrollment verification, and guidance on accessing care while traveling. Additionally, here are a few tips that

  • Green ribbons serve as a safety reminder this holiday season

    Commanders, chiefs and first sergeants from the 35th Fighter Wing spread out across the Base Exchange and Commissary parking lots Wednesday, tying green ribbons on all the cars. The ribbons are part of the Green Ribbon Campaign, an awareness campaign designed to encourage people not to drink and

  • 35th CES officially opens new complex

    While fully operational beginning in April 2007, the ribbon was officially cut on the new 35th Civil Engineer Squadron complex Nov. 13. The $43.7 million complex was funded by the Government of Japan. Construction began in March 2005, although the project was originally programmed in 1986. The new