Park Slain 1979
This nameplate was used in 1979
Masthead 1992
This nameplate was used in 1992

From the Archives

A black and white photo of people, mostly men in suits, walking while holding photos of Martin Luther King Jr.

700 hail King in Osan march

More than 700 American military men of all races and ranks marched in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday, climaxing a weekend tribute here to the slain civil rights leader.

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.

Tech. Sgt. Robert Slagle checks the satellite strength on his hand-held GPS device during a demonstration in Misawa City in April. Slagle is president of the Misawa Geocachers Organization at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Geocaching catches on in Japan, Okinawa

When Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Slagle first heard about geocaching — a high-tech treasure hunt using GPS technology — he was a bit skeptical.