23 June 2017 U.S., Japan Engineers Reinforce Pacific Unity, Interoperability MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a bilateral engagement event with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force civil engineering counterparts, which focused on base recovery and developing friendships June 20 through 22, at Misawa Air Base.The exchange featured various...
23 June 2017 Air Control Flight: Eyes in the Skies at Red Flag EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s a dark room, lit up by a handful of bright screens; each one displays locations of different airframes in the sky. It’s laid out like a virtual play book with Airmen who look like football coaches wearing headsets giving instructions. They're the 610th Air...
11 May 2017 Misawa Bolsters Northern Edge Air Defense Mission EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Approximately 6,000 U.S. military personnel and more than 200 aircraft gathered at different locations around Alaska for Northern Edge 2017 (NE17).NE17 is a training exercise providing effective, flexible and capable joint forces ready for deployment worldwide. The...
24 May 2017 PACAF F-16 Demo Team Strengthens Bonds through Professionalism HOFU-KITA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team from Misawa Air Base, Japan performed at the Hofu Air Festival, giving approximately 30,000 spectators a front row seat to the power and maneuverability of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, May 21.The team's objective is to...
04 October 2017 Medical Technicians Act as Enlisted Physician Extenders MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Every component of Misawa needs to stay fit to fight and ready to immediately execute orders, sorties and missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.Independent duty medical technicians are commonly known for being the jack of all trades within the medical field--they...
04 October 2017 Redeployment Assistance Team Ensures Bilateral Training Relocation Kicks-off without Delay TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- Transporting more than 100,000 lbs. of cargo and 100 U.S. Air Force Airmen over 1,000 miles to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan didn’t happen on a whim, it required months of coordination between eight agencies from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron to the Japan Ministry of...
02 August 2017 U.S., Japan Collaborate for Upcoming Northern Viper Exercise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 3,500 Japan and U.S. military service members will conduct a bilateral and joint exercise showcasing the defense capabilities of their alliance on the island of Hokkaido, Aug. 10 to 28.Approximately 500 Marines and 18 aircraft will be supported by and operate out...
12 September 2017 Misawa Ready Technician Program Increases Maintainers' Expertise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Misawa constantly maintains a high operations tempo, preserving their force lethality while developing the best leaders to dominate in air, space and cyberspace.To help maintain the wing's F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet, the base received an influx of new Airmen who are...
30 August 2017 Misawa Load Competition Challenges Weapons Airmen Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The brash horn ricochets off hangar bay concrete walls alerting two three-person weapons load crews to begin the race to meet each required objective—speed, cleanliness, but most importantly, safety— while weapons experts evaluated them at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug...
11 December 2018 U.S. Airmen Share Holiday Spirit with Hirosaki Orphans HIROSAKI, Japan -- With children and adults alike counting down the days to Christmas, Team Misawa service members and families visited with orphans living in Hirosaki, Japan, bringing community and holiday cheer, Dec. 8.Members of the 35th Operations Group (OG) hosted the event, sharing the holiday...