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  • Airmen see hard work materialize from Viper backseat

    A critical piece in the preparation to fly in an F-16 Fighting Falcon is to ensure the pilots are equipped for any situation.The 35th Operations Support Squadron's aircrew flight equipment technicians fix helmets, oxygen masks, harnesses and all life-saving equipment, providing the highest level of

  • Alpha Warrior rig challenges Team Misawa members

    Team Misawa personnel hosted three Alpha Warrior professionals and an obstacle course here, Oct. 7, in conjunction with the 29th Annual American Day celebration.Alpha Warrior is a program that provides both training and application of obstacle fitness for civilians and military around the world and

  • 29th American Day festival welcomes nearly 100,000 Japanese friends

    Approximately 100,000 Japanese and American nationals gathered together to celebrate the 29th Annual American Day festival at Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 8.Every year, Misawa AB gives the local community an opportunity to experience American culture through food, live music and performances throughout

  • Airman drummer beats adversity with style

    Those who know him would normally describe him as soft-spoken and reserved, but life was and is anything but quiet for this musically-inclined Airman.Since birth Airman 1st Class Kyle Henaire’s parents believed he was destined to have an instrument in his hands.“When he was an infant, we took him in

  • Pacific Partners Air Festival enriches U.S., Japan friendship

    A boom rolled across the flight line, announcing the start of what the brooding cloud layer had promised since dawn; within a matter of minutes rain came crashing down as individuals scattered to find cover. What seemed to put a damper on the start of the Pacific Partners Air Festival quickly

  • Blood ties: Misawa siblings serve side-by-side

    Seldom are intimate memories shared with those who aren’t blood relatives; when you spend two decades or more with the same handful of people, there’s a connection built that’s hard to break. For two Misawa Airmen, they have that family dynamic halfway across the globe.“It’s nice having a piece of

  • 1st MAW Marines strengthen relationship with Misawa community

    More than 20 Marines, Sailors and Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to conduct a beach cleanup at Miss Veedol Beach in Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. The Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Airmen