Housing office takes part in Year of the Air Force Family

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  • By Staff Sgt. Chad Strohmeyer
  • 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --  At Misawa Air Base there is a program that continues to improve the quality of life for base residents during the Year of the Air Force Family.

The Post Acquisition Improvement Program is a large-scale housing renovation project designed to modernize the H-style housing on-base, bringing them into the 21st century.

"The goal is to make a community where service members and their families want to live," said Michael Reese, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron capital asset management chief. "These goals and visions are served through providing the best customer service possible."

In addition to providing comfortable living spaces for members and their families, the housing office is also helping the wing save money, which can be invested into other quality of life initiatives such as playgrounds and an indoor running track.

"Construction is on target to provide our customers with the upgraded units with new amenities that provide outstanding quality of life and saves the Air Force resources with conservation of utilities," said Mr. Reese. "Overall, the project is going well, and when completed, our residents will be happy to call their newly assigned quarters 'home.'"

The housing office is not only spearheading housing renovations, they are also improving landscaping.

"Civil engineers are constructing a new playground at Maple Lane," said Mr. Reese. "This will replace the one being removed with the demolition of the 800 housing area. While PAIP construction does not provide new playgrounds, it will provide six new pavilions and two new half-court basketball courts for our residents to enjoy."

With the Year of the Air Force Family in motion, quality of life is a vital priority with Air Force leadership.

"The goal of the Year of the Air Force Family is to identify what we are doing right, and what we need to do better, to support the entire Air Force Family, and to rekindle the sense of community that has been an Air Force tradition for so many generations," said Ms. Essie Whitworth-Nurse, Airman & Family Readiness Center director.