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High-tech system adds security to Misawa Air Base

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brian Branstetter, 35th Maintenance Group, scans in his fingerprint for the Defense Biometric Identification System Jan. 16, 2009. The $260,000 is currently in use in the Pacific at U.S. Armed Forces Korea and Yokota Air Base, Japan (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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High-tech system adds security to Misawa Air Base

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Queena Knowles, 35th Security Forces Squadron, registers Master Sgt. Victor Vicuna's identification card for the Defense Biometric Identification System Jan. 16, 2009. The system requires all Status of Forces Agreement personnel assigned to Misawa Air Base and their dependents to register before April 1, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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JTAGS Ribbon Cutting

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Army Brig.Gen. J.E. Seward and Mr. Koji Haneda, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, cut the ribbon for the official opening of JTAGS Misawa on Jan. 22, 2008. Misawa Air Base was selected for its ability to support operations, soldiers and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Harris)

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JTAGS Ribbon Cutting

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Army Spc. John Dempsey, Sgt. 1st Class Cody Dorman and Staff Sgt. Greg Irvine demonstrate a response to a simulated missile launch at the Joint Tactical Ground Station here on Jan. 22, 2008. JTAGS is operated by approximately 24 people, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Harris)

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JTAGS Ribbon Cutting

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Army Brig. Gen. J.E. Seward introduces the Joint Tactical Ground Station to local civic leaders during the official opening of JTAGS Misawa on Jan. 22, 2008. JTAGS is an early warning system to detect missile launches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Harris)

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JTAGS showcase

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The sun sets behind the Joint Tactical Ground Station here on Nov. 6, 2007. The JTAGS operates as part of USSTRATCOM's theater event system which provides ballistic missile warnings to theater commanders. (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Harris)

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Misawa City Mayor visit to JTAGS

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Tim Coffin, 1st Base Brigade Commander briefs Kazumasa Taneichi, Misawa City Mayor, and other civic leaders to present the new Joint Tactical Ground System (JTAGS) here on Nov. 6, 2007. JTAGS is a missile launch warning system to enhance our missile defense capabilities. (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Harris)(RELEASED)

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