Japan Earthquake 11 March 2011 - Misawa Air Base

[VisionRiot]

I was in the high school playing music when it hit. It was scary, a TV bolted to the wall was hanging dangerously above me.

[charla19g]

i was here when that happened i was out of school i was 30 feet away from my house until i felt the ground shake

[521i]

hmm that time i was in setagaya checking out what the hell happened

on twitter

[EpikGameTime]

My old base where i was stationed.

[zgomer1]

I was stationed at Mosawa AB Japan from 1986-89...I went through a few smaller earth quakes there...in the north housing area I was shaken up pretty good while holding my little daughter at the time...she wanted me to stop the quake...of course I couldn't but I do recall living there and loved every moment of it. I miss the Japanese culture.

[CallamJayce]

How the fuck would you be safe under a damn table when lots of heavy bricks and other stuff will be coming down on you?.

Best opinion would be to get the fuck out of the building as fast as you can.

[KDALove]

@CallamJayce Wrong. You're more likely to get injured outside due to falling glass and buildings.

[danschaoticmind]

@KDALove Actually he is right. As long as you get out of a building and get at least 100 feet away, the falling debris is not likely to hit you. These are well learned lessons throughout history and any introduction to geology course will highlight this fact.

[xsquid99]

You evacuate the building AFTER the quake, not during... 

[mjmonje]

sorry for my ignorance but... why theres an american airbase in Japan :S?

[ImTylerTheCat]

@mjmonje because japan doesnt have a military ever since ww2.

[ema5676]

@ImTylerTheCat Japan HAS its OWN military. This air base is an american detachment of the PACAF program. See Wikipedia.

[ImTylerTheCat]

@ema5676 it's a self defense force. not a military.

[ImTylerTheCat]

@ema5676 and the Japanese and Americans work jointly. there is a very strong sense of unity between the two.

[CinemadAutrefois]

AFN Misawa! I miss working there. Wish we had pieces like this when I was there--we were always encouraged to hide behind the camera.

[pin0ywhat]

wow, that building is like a block away from my house.

[nomiered31]

I am the kid in the red running i looked stupid i was scared and my hands were in my pockets

[worldwide77]

Too bad you can't use videos for promotion to Chief. The senior in this was really trying too hard...

[gliza]

@worldwide77 yeah-what the hell was this all about?

[danschaoticmind]

@worldwide77 You realize this is typical NCO stuff right? Nice to see even you air force cats can do some work every now and then=D

[Timplaysrhcp]

i wanted to go over seas when i came in oct 19th 2010, now im sittin in Washington DC Bolling AFB, get to see the capital and other monuments from my work window everyday whilst the Marine one flys no more than 50 feet around my building all day.... still want to go to japan though

[cookie57554]

oh gosh i wish that didn't happen i use to live there ;""(

[txbuster]

Thank you for sharing some insights.

[Victoria056]

I go to school at Edgren right now. 9th grade. Its been two weeks, and we're still getting aftershocks. Just had one about 30 minutes ago too. It wasn't really fun at the school during the first one. You could see the lights flickering and hear people screaming. Plus I was all alone which just makes things worse. Thankfully Everyone at Misawa is safe and no one was hurt.

[109mytiger]

I love the speaker system !

[fyrdawg589]

I was a firefighter there from 92-94, stay safe guys, you are in our thoughts and prayers, from Columbia (Chapin), SC

[KillCarverlsp]

I spent 3 years in Misawa as a brat to two air force nco's in the mid 80's the base has changed a lot this video put me in the mind set of when we used to have quakes I had a real flashback

[stephilAJ]

Way To GO AFN-ers! Former AFN Misawa myself, '99-'05. Wish I could be there now. Thanks for keeping us in the loop, guys!

[calvinkcheng]

she made me more NERVOUS than the quake! :) chill!

[01po01po]

@calvinkcheng I was thinking the same thing........

[LordJonRay]

Wow.. the base sure has changed in 10 years... Good to see everyone in Misawa AB, is ok.

[LadyLuckFilms]

I grew up Misawa Airbase in the 80's and we had earthquakes all of the time, I hate them.

[KillCarverlsp]

@LadyLuckFilms

Hey my name real name is Kevin Curry did you go to Edgren ???

[LadyLuckFilms]

@KillCarverlsp Idk I cannot remember, I went to Preschool, Kindergarten and 1st grade on base. I was in first grade in 88. Did u live there during that time?

[AirmansLove09]

I live at misawa ab and the radio station done a GREAT job keeping us informed at every minute of what was going on=)

[desher1000]

I know the 2 kids and that dog at the end of the video

[barellen5]

My son was station there for a time. He loved the base, and Japan's people. He is now in Iraq. I mourn the losses, and hold good wishes for the survivors. God speed, Japan.

[roygbiv330]

who is the woman who properly make instruction to people? quick job.

[catrinlewis]

Good job in that main building, constructing it to withstand earthquakes and keeping everything tied down so you didn't have a mess all over. Looks like it took the shock well.

Sad what's happened in the rest of Japan.

[tupark82]

hang in there japan. melissa ftw

[ipturpin]

You are not supposed to leave the building... military training at work?

[brettarama]

You're not supposed to leave the building. Get under a desk or table.

[kpjoos13]

Go SMSgt Josephson! I have been monitoring the FB pages at Misawa and they have done an outstanding job so far of using many creative methods to disseminate info. Looks like an organization of sharp folks at AFN Misawa, led by a super sharp Senior NCO. All are in my prayers during this time of tragedy.