07 February 2019 Professional Development Center Sets Up Airmen for Success with Professional Courses MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Wild Weasels University (WWU) is a professional development platform allowing Airmen to focus on furthering their personal and professional skills. A variety of classes are offered such as nutrition, finances and leadership.“People attend the classes to not only progress...
15 October 2018 Wild Weasel Maintainers Learn Joint, Multilateral Tactics at Red Flag-Alaska 19-1 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Maintenance Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, are applying their maintenance skills and knowledge during exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 4 to 19.Due to the vast air space and minimal limitations in...
15 January 2019 Engineers, Airfield Managers Fight Snowy Weather, Keep Misawa Runway Open MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Misawa averaged more than 147 inches of snow over the past six years and experiences freezing and drifting precipitation from the Pacific Ocean. It takes a lot of coordination to keep the flight line clear and remains a top priority for the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and...
20 February 2019 Misawa Propulsion Airmen Speed up F-16 Engine Delivery to PACAF Bases MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Maintenance Squadron propulsion centralized repair flight (CRF) received keys to a new storage facility that stores all F-16 Fighting Falcons engines for U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) installations in January 2019, enabling the team to provide engines to its...
18 December 2018 Inspiring Performance: PACAF F-16 Demo Team Wows Crowds in Tsuiki, Nyutabaru TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team from Misawa Air Base, Japan, performed at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 24 and 25, and Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1 and 2, showcasing the power and maneuverability of the F-16 while promoting positive...
21 June 2018 Pacific Angel 18-1 Unsung Heroes Enabled Medics, Engineers in Timor-Leste SUAI, EAST TIMOR -- Logistics, contracting, finance, security, host nation lodging and contractors and many more make up a small team of unsung heroes who nearly a year before Pacific Angel 18-1 kicked off planning the mission with a site visit in January and again in March this year.The logistics...
19 July 2018 Pacific Air Forces Demo Team, Eielson AFB Jets Support Artic Thunder 2018 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team worked hand-in-hand with Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to save 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of fuel and thousands of taxpayer dollars in support of Arctic Thunder 2018 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska,...
12 October 2018 Misawa's Munitions Flight is F-16's "Bomb Shop" MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- "Ammo!" yell 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions Airmen following a loud boom of their miniature cannon echoing across the room.This war cry threads Ammo personnel together with a sense of pride for their unit.With attention to detail and extreme care, these experts handle,...
27 September 2018 35th FW Hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force Bilateral Exchange Program, builds Indo-Pacific Partnership MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- When allies smoothly integrate with each other, both professionally and emotionally, a sliver of a connection is established, becomes reinforced and later woven into an inseparable bond, providing balance in the Indo-Pacific region.Approximately two decades ago, Team Misawa...
08 August 2018 PACAF F-16 Demo Team's First Female Electrical and Environmental Systems Technician MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team participated in the Farnborough International Air Show, the world’s largest aerospace industry event, held bi-annually in Farnborough, United Kingdom, from July 15-22.During the trip, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt...