Well, we're moving to Japan! We found out this past weekend that the next base where James will be stationed is in Misawa, Japan and that our report-no-later-than date is April 30th. I would have posted this sooner, since I made a big deal about it in my last blog. But there was a lot of drama surrounding how the assignments were divided up and it sounded like someone might try to make some changes. (Not that it would have affected us much, since the controversy was over the fact that no one besides us wanted to go to Japan and the person who ended up with that slot was pretty upset.) However, we heard last night that the slots are final. SO - there you have it.
Misawa is at the very northern tip of the main island. (See map below). It's one of the more remote bases because all commercial flights have to go through Tokyo, and then you either take a fairly pricey 3-4 hour train ride, or cheaper but less comfortable 10 hour bus ride up to the base from there. =^O However, I've heard that it's a beautiful place and (like any fighter base) has a great community. James' older brother Jon and his wife Claire were stationed there for three years and loved it so we are excited! More to come later... Just wanted you all to know!
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