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  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patryk Myko Dela Cruz, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicle equipment maintenance technician, plays a guitar at Misawa City, Japan, April 8, 2017. Dela Cruz played guitar for the base chapel at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, which is where he learned of the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program. After talking with his leadership, he was able to apply for the program, ultimately getting accepted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

    Airman aims high, achieves life dreams

    There are hundreds of thousands of active duty Airmen in the enlisted force; only 85 are accepted into the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program each year. This program is a continuous effort to give the nation's best and brightest enlisted Airmen the opportunity to further excel with appointments to the United States Air Force Academy.
  • United States Marine Corp Lt. Col. Giuseppe Stavale, III Marine Headquarters Group executive officer, and Sgt. Maj. Mario Fields, III MHG sergeant major, present Airmen 1st Class Martin Sebastian and Andres Ordaz, 18th Munitions Squadron munitions systems technicians and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nelson Ellwood, a sub team chief with the 3rd Intelligence Battalion, awards for saving the life of a U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. after the lieutenant and Elwood sustained injuries during an accident at the Kadena auto hobby shop, April 7, 2017, on Camp Hansen, Japan. Thanks to the quick reactions of the two Airmen and Ellwood, the life of the lieutenant was saved after sustaining a wound resulting in a femoral bleed. (Senior Airman Nick Emerick/Released)

    Airmen, Marine work together to save Okinawa Marine's life

    A defining trait of any tragedy is that you never know when it will take place or the kind of repercussions it may have. It’s thus a responsibility of all military personnel to be trained to handle crises whenever and wherever they occur.
  • Tessa, the Air Force’s first Sexual Assault Prevention and Response K-9, poses for an official photo April 6, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Tessa’s main goal is to comfort victims of sexual assault, and is joining the 354th Fighter Wing SAPR office, which has a team of 16 certified victim advocates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

    Air Force canine comforts sexual assault victims

    Tessa, the Air Force’s first sexual assault prevention and response K-9, is the most recent asset to the SAPR program at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
  • Doug Mecum, Deputy Regional Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Fisheries in Alaska and Air Force Col. George T.M. Dietrich III, the JBER commander and 673d Air Base Wing commander awards Richard Graham, with the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron a plaque in recognition of JBER being the NOAA’s Species in the Spotlight Recovery Hero. NOAA chose to recognize JBER first because of the effectiveness of their ongoing partnership over the past thirty years.

    Alaska base nationally recognized for environmental efforts

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designated Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska the first 'Species in the Spotlight Recovery Hero' award recipient April 6.
  • The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight pause for a group photo at Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, April 3, 2017. The EOD flight received the Senior Master Sgt. Gerald J. Stryzak Award. The annual award recognizes the EOD flight that distinguished itself as the year's top performer through sustained superior mission support and outstanding achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

    Misawa EOD rockets to the top, wins AF award

    The Air Force recently announced the winners of the 2016 Civil Engineer Awards, revealing the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team as the recipient of the Senior Master Sgt. Gerald J. Stryzak Award.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Paul Colbert, left, and Senior Airman Jacob D. Jennings, right, both 35th Maintenance Group weapons evaluators, assess crew 15’s loading capacities in the load barn at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2017. Misawa remains engaged in the commitment to preserve the security, stability, freedom and ensuring prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)

    Weapons evaluators secure perfection in the skies

    Once a month, weapons crews file into the load barn at Misawa Air Base to test their proficiency in loading munitions onto F-16 Fighting Falcons.
  • Two C-17 Globemaster III's sit on a runway for an aeromedical evacuation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 22, 2017. The two Globemaster III’s, one from March Air Force Base, California and the other from Travis Air Force Base, Arizona, were requested to transport two critical patients to separate locations, Tripler Army Medical Center at Honolulu, Hawaii and Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)

    Joint service air evacuation enables crucial care

    Airmen, Soldiers and U.S. and Japanese civilian personnel from six different locations around the world teamed up to provide the largest aeromedical evacuation ever at Misawa Air Base, Japan for two critical patients March 22.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thor Shaefer, a 35th Surgical Squadron surgical service technician, prepares a room for surgery at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2017. Prior to surgeries, technicians sterilize themselves and stock the room with the specific equipment required for the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

    Mentorship program refines medical techniques, fosters Misawa community relationships

    The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is infamous for earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis; military medical facilities and personnel must stay ready for anything.
  • Staff Sgt. Dante Thomas, 349th Security Forces Squadron member, poses for a photo outside of the combat arms building at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on March 9, 2017. Thomas recently took part in Exercise Cope North 2017 in Guam. He and Staff Sgt. Rochelle Waters, another 349 SFS member, saved the life of a drowning child during an off-day on the assignment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Phelps)

    Travis Airmen help save boy's life during Cope North 17

    They didn’t set out to be heroes, nor did they expect their recent temporary assignment to Talafofo, Guam, would place them in that situation.
  • Members of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, participate in an arctic response training exercise at Sixmile Lake at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 15, 2017. The training involved learning oil-spill response techniques on the ice and crisis response methods during arctic conditions.

    JBER joint force conducts arctic spill response

    Oil spills often result in immediate and long-term environmental damage. Members of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency participated in an annual arctic response training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 13 to 17.
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