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  • Steam plant operations bring the heat

    The roar of an F-16 Fighting Falcon rips overhead through the snowy sky as Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group prepare the next aircraft for launch.  Despite the weather, their hands stay warm enough to tighten the next bolt thanks to the constant hiss of Misawa's steam

  • Medical personnel stay ready for the real deal

    Medical facility personnel arrive for another day on the job and prepare for the day’s workload. Immediately a voice over the intercom sounds off, “Code blue! Code blue! Code blue!,” alerting all staff a patient has collapsed from a heart attack and requires immediate attention.When a 35th Medical

  • Misawa Airmen bond during chapel resiliency retreat

    Some shifts are packed full of stress and some never seem to end; Airmen are accustomed to coming home drained and exhausted.That’s when the 35th Fighter Wing chaplain corps steps in to give the Nation's heroes an opportunity to rest on the four resiliency pillars.Last Saturday, Jan. 28-29, the

  • Break the ice before it breaks you

    Whether traveling down the street to the Commissary or walking outside on the flight line, knowing what precautionary measures to take for Misawa’s snowy climate will help the team stay safe.According to the 35th Operations Support Squadron weather flight, Misawa is considered the base with the

  • I have a dream

    “Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of

  • PMEL secures 35FW strikes on target

    The sound of jets ripping through the skies, munitions deploy with a loud boom echoing around the area. The words "target hit, confirmed" relay over pilot radios, and in the blink of an eye they veer off into the distance. This would never be possible without the precision measurement equipment lab

  • Misawa Airman embraces the gift of giving

    Nearing the end of the week families celebrated and enjoyed festivities and peace brought by the Christmas season, and while the holidays are a time for sharing, love and togetherness, there were few who were almost left out of the happiness. The days leading up to the holiday seemed bleak, but a