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By STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 19, 2021 A firefighter at Misawa Air Base is the 2020 Military Firefighter of Year for the Air Force and will compete for the overall Department of Defense title, according to the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa. Staff Sgt. Journey Collier, originally from a small town in Oregon, is a firefighter with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and has served four years at Misawa, according to a news release. “I feel like I’m just doing my job and what’s expected of me,” the wing quoted her as saying. “My only goal is to try to make sure I’m not making th...

By Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published April 14, 2021 U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Journey Collier, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, stands in front of a fire truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2021. Collier recently won the Air Force Military Firefighter of the Year award and is now representing the Air Force at the Department of Defense level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Journey Collier, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, puts on her helmet at Mis...

11 A Misawa Air Base Airman recently won the 2020 Military Firefighter of the Year Award for the Air Force. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Journey Collier, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, will represent the Air Force in the 2020 Department of Defense Military Firefighter of the Year competition. Collier said she is humbled and recognizes her team for enabling her success. “It's a huge accomplishment, but it's definitely not something that I did by myself,” said Collier. “I've spent all four years of my career at Misawa Air Base. I've had many supervisors and exper...