Park Slain 1979
This nameplate was used in 1979
North Korea Hijacs U.S. Naval Vessel 1968
This nameplate was used in 1968

From the Archives

The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

Kids perform jumping jacks while undergoing physical fitness training during Saturday's Operation CODE at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Military kids glimpse deployment from new perspective

Shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday, Paige Lane got a phone call telling her to be at Hangar 949 with her gear in 30 minutes for a quick-notice deployment.

Visitors to the Tachi Neputa parade float museum in Goshogawara city, Japan, get a unique opportunity for a top-to-bottom, 360-degree viewing of the 70-foot-high floats.

Misawa: Museum puts visitors face to face with parade floats

Dwarfed. No other word better describes how you feel standing under one of the gigantic Tachi Neputa parade floats that dominate the streets of Goshogawara city in an annual late summer parade.

Misawa

Misawa power returning, school canceled; other Japan bases return mostly to normal

Misawa Air Base continued to slowly recover from Friday’s earthquake, while other bases throughout Japan announced relatively normal schedules for Monday.

A sailor from Naval Air Facility Misawa - on Misawa Air Base, Japan - guides a C-2 passenger plane onto the ramp to disembark personnel during a heavy snow storm Saturday mor

Snow slows Navy relief efforts at Misawa

Earthquake- and tsunami-battered northeastern Japan was hit with a late season snowstorm early Saturday, slowing Navy relief efforts from the base.

Misawa

Misawa debuts English communication system for emergencies

Misawa City officials debuted a new system this week to better communicate with Americans during times of emergency.

Ronin Barber, six months, waits his turn in a pre-processing line Saturday at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for family members wishing to leave Japan under a 'voluntary departure' program following a devastating earthquake and tsunamis that hit Japan on March 11.

First flight carrying U.S. families out of Japan expected to leave Yokota Air Base on Saturday

The first flight carrying U.S. military family members out of Japan was expected to leave Yokota Air Base around 5 p.m. Saturday, and two hours before the flight, there were still seats available.