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Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Shedd and her fellow Misawa Queens pose with Misawa city officials after being crowned on Friday, June 21, 2019. (BRITTANY CHASE/U.S. AIR FORCE)
Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Shedd

New Misawa Queen looks forward to serving as ambassador for US air base in Japan

An Air Force wrench turner will soon be turning heads at festivals all over northern Japan after being crowned as one of three Misawa Queens on Friday afternoon.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gage Putman, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, holds up the 14th Fighter Squadron call sign, “wood,” while posing for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2019. If the jet were a patient in a hospital, the crew chief would be his primary doctor. Crew chiefs have many duties including day-to-day maintenance, diagnosing malfunctions, replacing components, detailed inspection, record keeping and administration. (Photo by Airman 1st Class China Shock)
Senior Airman Gage Putman

Misawa Block-50 F-16 hits 10K hours, an AF first

One of Misawa Air Base’s most famous flightline assets hit a historic milestone June 10. A 29-year-old Block-50 F-16 Fighting Falcon, tail number 808 and affectionately known as “BOB,” reached 10,000 flight hours during a sortie flown across Japan.

The 19th edition of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Surface Warrior Spotlight shines brightly on the land of the rising sun and Osamu Ogawa, a Japanese local national serving as a marine terminal superintendent with the 599th Transportation Brigade's 836th Transportation Battalion in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Graphic)
Osamu Ogawa

Japanese local national steps into SDDC's Surface Warrior Spotlight

The 19th edition of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Surface Warrior Spotlight shines brightly on the land of the rising sun and Osamu Ogawa, a Japanese local national serving as a marine terminal superintendent with the 599th Transportation Brigade's 836th Transportation Battalion in Yokohama, Japan.

Senior Airman Jacqueline N. Limon, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, waits for the signal for a C-130J Super Hercules to depart during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is a rare accomplishment that few maintenance and air crew members see in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Senior Airman Jacqueline N. Limon

374th AMXS Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Members of the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron accomplished a rare maintenance achievement, June 7, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China Shock
Seaman Rodolfo Romero

Misawa defenders pay respect to fallen police officers

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks
Staff Sgt. Mario Perez

PACAF’S F-16 Demo Team announcer bids farewell at Iwakuni friendship tour

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nance Pea

A closer look inside Misawa’s radiology flight

U.S. Marine Corps photo Pfc. Triton Lai
Lt. Shauna Ralston

MCAS Iwakuni, local nurses celebrate National Nurses Week

Staff Sgt. Danielle Clemons

Softball tournament hits homerun with Misawa community

U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Samuel Hardgrove
Operational Specialist 3rd Class Juliana Magagninirizarry

USS Barry Blue Jacket of the Quarter

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Rojas, a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons technician, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an operational readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2019. Marshalling aids pilots in precision navigation of the aircraft while on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China M. Shock)
Airman 1st Class Joseph Rojas

Misawa Airmen enhance warfighting lethality in readiness exercise

Sandi Anderson-Watanabe works on a kirie of a Red-Billed Tropicbird at the Camp Zama Library May 6. Anderson-Watanabe’s kirie works are on display at the library for another eight weeks. In addition to being an artist and writer, she is also a Navy veteran about to complete her fourth year as a third-grade teacher at Camp Zama’s John O. Arnn Elementary School. Photo by Winifred Brown
Sandi Anderson-Watanabe

Camp Zama teacher displays work in Japanese art form

Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, reads "The Hobbit" at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2019. Royston believes the move to Misawa provided her family an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Japanese culture and embrace Japan’s hiking, camping, photography, beaches, fishing and shopping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
Tela Royston

Military spouse overcomes, makes Misawa home

Staff Sgt. Angelica Smith

Millions of Holocaust victims remembered at Misawa

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres
Staff Sgt. Blake Mathews

Yokota Spouses take off

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks
Senior Airman William Gathers

Misawa radiology flight improves patient care with new tech

Dennis Potter retires after a total of 48 years of combined military and civilian service. (Photo Credit: Anthony R. Mayne)
Dennis Potter

Potter comes full circle

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana Bolfing
Senior Airman Christy Love-Gaunt

374th CES Airmen revitalize Yokota's runway

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Smith/Released
Master-at-Arms 1st Class John Jones

SAPR Fair at NAF Atsugi