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Seatbelt Safety

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Misawa residents caught driving without wearing a seatbelt will receive a one-month suspension of base driving privileges for their first offense. If caught a second time within a 12-month period, drivers will receive a three-month suspension. If caught not wearing a seatbelt within 18 months of the second offense, residents will lose their base driving privileges for a year. (U.S. Air Force Illustration/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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Misawa Air Base kayakers rescued at sea

Members of the Japanese Coast Guard rescue kayakers from the Pacific Ocean in northern Japan May 23. Four people attached to Misawa Air Base went missing when they failed to return from an afternoon kayak trip the day before. A combined search operation with the U.S. military and Government of Japan found and rescued the kayakers approximately 10 miles off shore. (Photo courtesy of the Japanese Coast Guard)

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Misawa's encouraged to drive to arrive

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Robert Starkweather, 35th Security Forces Squadron senior patrolman, assesses vehicle damage from an accident that occurred in concrete canyon May 11. According to the 35th Fighter Wing Safety Office, there have been a total of four accidents in concrete canyon in the past three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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