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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. George Covington, the commander’s support staff NCO in charge with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, dribbles a basketball at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 17, 2016. The Japan Railway East Akita Peckers played the Misawa Jets as part of a basketball camp meant to foster bilateral relations and prepare players for the upcoming season. Covington is from Panama City, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordyn Fetter)

    Basketball bolsters bilateral bonds

    Sports provide a forum for people of different backgrounds and cultures to come together and take part in a shared interest.   The Misawa Jets basketball team fostered such a connection when they held a summer basketball camp with the Japan Railway East Akita Peckers team to strengthen bilateral bonds and improve skills, June 17.   The day's
  • U.S. Air Force NCOs gather for an Enlisted Professional Military Education study session, called CrossTalk, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2016. EPME educates Airmen on official skills required of them at specific milestones throughout their careers. The distance learning portion of EPME consists of two different curriculums, Course 15 for staff sergeants in the process of becoming technical sergeants and Course 14 for technical sergeants becoming master sergeants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordyn Fetter)

    Countdown to new EPME deadline

    On May 21, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III deferred the repercussions of failing to complete Enlisted Professional Military Education Distance Learning within one year of enrollment until Jan. 1, 2017. The policy change, which only applies to Airmen notified to enroll in the distance learning course between June 3 and Dec. 31, 2015,
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