MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- As the largest career field in the Air Force, it is the job of security forces squadrons to protect and defend the base. However, the Airmen don’t do it alone as they rely on their four-legged companions: military working dogs. “The [K-9’s] abilities are incredible,” said...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Flying sorties over the largest body of water on Earth increases the possibility of an emergency water landing for 35th Fighter Wing pilots, which creates a need for refresher water survival training to prepare for the unpredictable. Misawa, as with most bases, retains two...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Imagine one of the most critical machines being down in the hospital, a problem so severe that patients have to be diverted off base to Tokyo and Hawaii to receive treatment.The 35th Medical Group's surgical washer cleans all the instruments primarily used in surgery and...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- By plowing hundreds of inches of snow, keeping Misawa's buildings in top shape and ensuring emergency management programs ran smoothly, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) won the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Outstanding Civil Engineer Unit (Large Unit) for the Year...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Terrence A. Greene, joined Misawa Air Base leadership in welcoming the first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II during a commemoration ceremony, Feb. 24.In...

HIROSAKI, Japan -- On a brisk early morning, Team Misawa members suited up as Santa, Mrs. Clause, elves and reindeer and boarded a bus headed to a Hirosaki orphanage for holiday fun.Members of the 35th Operations Group and their families brought joy to kids in unfortunate circumstances at the...

MISAWA CITY, Japan. -- Misawa City police installed a new Japanese-English stop sign at an intersection near Misawa Air Base, Feb. 15, 2018.This intersection has seen a few changes in stop signs since the base's early days, but the reason behind this change is especially pertinent in the midst of...

WANAKA, New Zealand -- “Hosting U.S. demonstration teams in New Zealand helps build country-to-country relations,” said Scott Brown, the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. “It is a superb way to enhance the working relationships between our militaries.”After his personal tour, Brown traveled...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- After 450 days of being grounded for extensive maintenance, tail number 400, an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, took flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18.In October 2016, tail number 400 sustained critical electrical and internal damage,...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- People from around the globe travel to Northern Japan for what some consider the best backcountry snowboarding and skiing in the world.Many, unfortunately, underestimate the skill level needed to shred unmarked and off course areas—often getting stuck in tree wells and...