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  • Range day exhibits Misawa mission for families

    More than 200 Airmen and family members attended the annual Range Day event hosted by the 35th Operations Group at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air Base Oct. 30.The event allowed families to see the 35th Fighter Wing and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force mission up-close through flight exhibitions

  • Yokota firefighters celebrate 70 years of service

    Base members gathered at the base's main fire station to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Yokota's fire emergency services October 24, 2015. During the celebration, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department gave the Yokota community an opportunity to have fun while learning important

  • SOSS weather Airmen: Forecasting mission success

    In the field of special operations, the climate is constantly affecting mission capabilities that are being conducted throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.In order to function in a diverse range of weather conditions, Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight

  • Pacific Thunder tests CSAR capabilities, trains multiple units

    The combat search and rescue exercise, Exercise Pacific Thunder 15-02, came to a close Oct. 23 after nearly two full weeks of constant training.   Exercise Pacific Thunder brought together U.S. forces from the Air Force, Marines, and units from the Republic of Korea air force to practice air combat

  • Yokota SFS stays on target

    Airman 1st Class Cody Mayfield, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, fires an M-4 Carbine during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2015. Airmen have to meet minimum qualifications in order to pass the course; they must demonstrate full knowledge of

  • USAF, JASDF maintainers join forces hand-in-hand

    A bilateral exchange program brought U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force maintainers together here for two weeks, allowing them to spend time together both at work and home, Sept. 26 through Oct. 9. The program paired 11 JASDF Airmen from Misawa's 8th Air Wing with 35th Maintenance Group

  • Prescription drug abuse: Not a victimless crime

    I never imagined my whole world would be turned upside-down; but seeing my husband escorted away in handcuffs, I felt as if the world was crashing in around me.   It was love from the beginning. My husband and I met in technical school, eventually married and we were later assigned to Shaw Air Force

  • PACAF aircraft maintenance units hone skills during 4th quarter competition

    Teams from the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, and the 44th Fighter Squadron and 67th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, participated in quarterly load crew competitions at each of their bases.   At Misawa AB, the

  • Yokota fuels relationship with JMSDF

    Yokota technicians responded immediately to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's urgent request to support four of their recently acquired C-130R Hercules Oct. 8.   With the assistance from the 459th Airlift Squadron, three technicians with the 374th Maintenance Group flew on a UH-1N Huey to