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  • Base officials provide tips to enhance ORI readiness

    As Misawa Airmen prepare for the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General Operational Readiness Inspection slated for next week, base officials have some tips to enhance their readiness. During the inspection, the wing's ability to deploy personnel and equipment during contingency operations will be

  • Misawa Warrior of the Week

    Name: Airman First Class Exor Elano Unit: 301st Intelligence Squadron Duty title: Mission systems technician Hometown: Snowflake, Ariz. "Airman Elano is a hard charging performer who has made an immediate impact on the organization. He performed superbly as the class leader while attending the First

  • New ammo improves pilot safety, reduces collateral damage

    Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here are employing a new 20mm cannon round in their M61/A1 Gatling guns for the first time, improving pilot safety while reducing collateral damage. Airmen first validated the rounds at a firing range and then employed them in

  • Anthrax vaccinations to resume here March 19

    Under the direction of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the mandatory Anthrax Vaccination Immunization Program will resume here March 19. The deputy secretary directed the immunization program to resume across the Department of Defense in October 2006. "The Anthrax threat is real and it's deadly if

  • Proper training, protection help prevent hearing loss

    Many times, hearing loss is due to personal choices such as firing a weapon without wearing proper hearing protection, listening to loud music or riding motorcycles. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, normal hearing requires that all parts of the auditory pathway are working

  • Verifying records, personal information may effect promotions

    The one constant among all Airmen is the desire to be promoted. There are many things Airmen can do to affect their chances for promotion, but perhaps the most important is ensuring their personal information is correct. Missing or inaccurate enlisted or officer performance reports, decorations,

  • Updating personnel records readiness vital to mission

    Nobody can predict the twists and turns that life can take, but with a little bit of preparation Airmen can make the best of any situation. The Air Force Personnel Center has designated March as Personnel Records Readiness Month. Military members should use this opportunity to review such items as