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  • Senior Airman Jennifer Scobie: A Story of Resilience and Triumph

    In 2002, Senior Airman Jennifer Scobie, now a 35th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment journeyman, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, which is a rare form of leukemia. At the time, Scobie was only 10 months old. According to the National Cancer Institute, AML is diagnosed when

  • Two Communities Make a Splash

    Last week, over 600 participants from Misawa Air Base and the town of Oirase took part in the 25th Annual Oirase Salmon Release. The event didn’t take place on Earth Day, but it still had conservation and sustainability in mind. Salmon has long been a staple in Oirase, and the annual release ensures

  • Misawa Tree Lighting 2023

    Recently, Team Misawa host its annual Tree Lighting ceremony marking the start of the holiday season here at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec 1, 2023. The tree lighting ceremony allows service members and families a chance to gather with their professional family to have some holiday fun, despite being

  • Misawa Cookie Caper 2023

    Members of Team Misawa package treats as part of the Cookie Caper, an annual event where military members, civilians and spouses from around the base donate and packaged hundreds of cookies for the unaccompanied U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen in the holiday spirit at Misawa Air Base,

  • STEP Promotion: Tech. Sgt. Ashley Ortiz

    Tech. Sgt. Ashley Ortiz, 35th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, was selected for the Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, November 20, 2023. The STEP program allows commanders to promote an Airman for compelling reasons that warrant promotion.

  • Tribal Legacy: Heritage, Traditions, Family

    Native Americans essential to the fabric of the U.S. throughout its history, serving in the U.S. military in every major conflict for the past 200 years at a higher rate than any other demographic. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Tsosie, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron inventory non-commissioned

  • 35th Fighter Wing Thanksgiving 2023

    35th Fighter Wing leadership serves Thanksgiving dinner to Team Misawa for the holidays at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. The mission of the 35th Fighter Wing is to provide worldwide deployable forces, protect U.S. interests in the Pacific and defend Japan with sustained forward presence and

  • Native American Heritage Month

    Members of Team Misawa came together to celebrate an event during Native American Heritage Month at Misawa Air Base. The event recognizes the impact and significance native Americans have had in the history of the United States. In honor of the month Team Misawa has hosted multiple events throughout