Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 09.19.2019
Exposure to biological warfare agents, such as the botulinum neurotoxin, can be fatal. The neurotoxin is naturally released by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that lives in soil, but it can also be manufactured in large quantities. A single gram of it — inhaled or ingested — could kill over a million people. Because botulinum poisoning resembles other conditions (stroke or an......
Story by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks | 35th Fighter Wing | 04.12.2018
Working alongside a counterpart creates an unbreakable bond, a positive relationship, and inspires creativity. The shared camaraderie between the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 pilots lent to demonstrating and ultimately enhancing their monthly bilateral dissimilar air combat tactics training, April 12....
Story by Senior Airman Brittany Chase | 35th Fighter Wing | 08.04.2017
The 35th Fighter Wing Public Health team is charged with protecting Team Misawa from a vast array of illness and disease by minimizing health risks within the community. “Public health’s motto is ‘preventing disease, premature death and disability,’” said Airman 1st Class Morgan Boyd, a 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician....
Story by Senior Airman Brittany Chase | 35th Fighter Wing | 07.16.2017
The Air Education and Training Command commander visited Misawa Air Base July 11 to witness the base’s bilateral readiness in which his training teams play vital roles. Lt. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson checked in on the 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 23 Airmen and toured the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s infrastructure build-up as they prepare for the stand-up of their F-35......
